#Utah Becomes the New Center of #US #Measles Cases

Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in recent #vaccine exemptions among #children.

#RFKJr #Trump #idiocracy #PublicDisservice #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #AntiVaxxers #ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #research #disease #ethics #HHS #NIH #CDC #FDA #USpol
nytimes.com/2026/04/16/well/me…

#FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by #RFKJr & other “#MAHA” [Making America Hurl Again🤮]
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The FDA will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among “wellness influencers”, “fitness gurus” & celebrities.

#law #Trump #HHS #health #science #medicine #PublicHealth #ConspiracyTheories #BrainWorm #USpol
apnews.com/article/peptides-fd…

"Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found.

The new research, published Monday in the respected Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood in the U.S. and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80."

nbcnews.com/health/kids-health…

#PublicHealth #fluoride #dental #teeth #prevention #water

Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, major study shows

Despite the claims of RFK Jr. and others, tests of intelligence and brain function were the same whether or not people drank fluoridated water while growing up, new research shows.

^{Erika Edwards (NBC News)}

"Even my mother … doesn’t want to accept that she might suffer Long COVID because she saw what happened to me with my sickness. … Everyone is so scared to be sick like me."

thesicktimes.org/2026/04/14/lo…

#news #health #PublicHealth #covid #LongCovid #disability

#Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the #Deaths Began.

Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse.

#law #policy #PublicHealth #health #government #SocialServices #MentalHealth
nytimes.com/2026/04/07/health/…

"The new charter places a heavy emphasis on vaccine safety and includes 'recovery from serious vaccine injuries' as among the types of expertise that would qualify someone to be a committee member. The document appears to draw from a petition to the health secretary by Aaron Siri, a lawyer who for years joined with Mr. Kennedy in court battles over vaccine safety."

nytimes.com/2026/04/09/health/…

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ACIP #CDC #HHS

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#US panel votes to exempt #GulfOfMexico #drilling from #EndangeredSpeciesAct

The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of #species — voted to exempt #oil & #gas firms from federal #wildlife protections, citing the #IranWar.

#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #science #conservation #habitats #ecosystems #MarineLife #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #PublicHealth
washingtonpost.com/climate-env…

"We found that long-forgotten plagues have roared back, killing and maiming children in parts of the world where access to vaccines or trust in them faltered. What seemed like subtle changes to a country’s vaccine policies had disastrous consequences years later."

propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-…

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #disabilities #measles #meningitis #covid #smallpox #diphtheria #tetanus #rubella #polio #HHS #CDC #ACIP #mistrust #misinformation #gavi #GlobalHealth

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues

The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.

^{lisa.larson-walker@propublica.org (ProPublica)}