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Updated March 24, 2026 – A Great Day for Children. A recent ruling in a federal court in Boston has slowed RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda. Updated March 23, 2026 – Politico – Federal judge puts RFK Jr.’s new vaccine schedule, advisers on ice. As a result of the ruling, HHS has postponed a planned meeting …
The New York Times Gift Article: “Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90 percent protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences. The most important …
Via LLRX – The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research, Public Health, and the Rule of Law – Part 6 – As we approach January 20, 2026, the one year mark of the second Trump administration, Americans are witnessing the exercise of vast, often illegal and unconstrained presidential powers, unprecedented in our history. The impact of …
As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance – WSJ Gift Article [Note – Trump is on the record with the WSJ even as he is suing them and owner Rupert Murdoch for a billion dollars, for libel.] “In an interview, the president says he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets …
Rocked by pandemic politics, the nation’s shield against infectious disease is shrinking. Washington Post – sub reqd. “Vaccination rates among kindergarten students have plunged across broad swaths of the United States since before the pandemic, exposing children and families to increasing health risks as many school districts pull back from their traditional role as a …
The New Republic: “Looking to turn a quick profit, the firms buy medical facilities and then unload them just a few years later, often leaving devastation in their wake…For roughly the past 20 years, private equity firms have been on a buying spree of health care businesses, like hospitals, surgical centers, physician practices, nursing homes, …
Reframing misinformation as informational-systemic risk in the age of societal volatility – Misinformation Review, December 22, 2025, Nuurrianti Jalli – “When a bank run, a pandemic, or an election spirals out of control, the spark is often informational. In 2023, rumors online helped accelerate the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. During COVID-19, false claims about vaccines …
Washington Post [no paywall]: “Explore the ways animals and plants protect human health and what’s at stake when species are endangered. This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center and is helping to rewrite the story of the big, bad wolf, with a surprise twist. Studies have found that wolves in the Midwest and Canada …
ProPublica: “With every bottle of prescription medication comes an implied promise: The drugs are safe and effective and meet strict standards set by the Food and Drug Administration. But the agency known as one of the world’s toughest regulators provides only intermittent oversight of the foreign factories where generic drugs are made. And when investigators …
Consumer Reports [no paywall – 2024] “CR tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for bisphenols and phthalates, which can be harmful to your health. Here’s what we found—and how to stay safer. By the time you open a container of yogurt, the food has taken a long journey to reach your spoon. You may …
MIT Technology Review: Rolling out enterprise-grade AI means climbing two steep cliffs at once. First, understanding and implementing the tech itself. And second, creating the cultural conditions where employees can maximize its value. While the technical hurdles are significant, the human element can be even more consequential; fear and ambiguity can stall momentum of even …
Literary Hub – “As a librarian, I’ve often felt like a part-time therapist. People confide in librarians the way they do with bartenders; we form bonds with our regular customers, listen to their troubles and serve up more than just books. After I learned the word “bibliotherapist,” during library school 20 years ago, I became …
