Tag: public health
RFK Jr. defunds a medical miracle
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over...
The Demographic and Health Survey’s death, and potential revival, explained
When President Donald Trump and Elon Musk fed the US Agency for International Development into the wood chipper earlier this year, one of the...
What’s Inside the Tiny Miracle Food Pouches That Can Save the Lives of Starving Gazans
Take a peanut-based paste packed with 500 calories and nearly 13 grams of protein. Store it in a 92-gram foil pouch, so it can...
States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines
With US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. already shaking up federal vaccine policy, some states are stepping in to preserve...
The NYC shooter said his brain was damaged by football. Here’s what we know about CTE.
On Monday evening in Midtown Manhattan, a 27-year-old gunman opened fire in an office building that houses NFL offices, killing four people, including a...
Is MAHA losing its battle to make Americans healthier?
On a Friday evening this July, the Trump administration announced it would lay off all of the health research scientists at the Environmental Protection...
What if 10,000 steps per day was never the magic number?
Are you a step-checker? Do you look at your phone, watch, or other activity tracker a few times a day, to see if you’ve...
Four stories that are more important than the Epstein Files
Over the past couple of weeks, one story has overshadowed every other, no matter how important they might be: Jeffrey Epstein.Unless you’ve been taking...
Climate change is creating ‘new vulnerabilities’ for disease pandemics – Carbon Brief
Climate change is creating “new vulnerabilities” for pandemics,...
Federal cuts leave Los Angeles County health system in crisis
Los Angeles County’s health system, which is responsible for the care of the region’s poorest, is careening toward a financial crisis because of...
