Critica

08/05/2025

Vaccination rates among US kindergarten children have fallen to their lowest levels in years, as exemptions rise sharply. It is imperative that public health officials unite to reassure people that these vaccinations are essential and safe.

View national and state-level school vaccination coverage and exemption estimates.

08/04/2025

The US Department of Energy issued a report disputing that climate change is significant or a function of human activity, but experts contend that report is misguided and wrong.

Researchers say DOE report cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases

08/01/2025

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic there were many attempts to stoke doubt and fear about face masks. Here is a study showing that one of these fears, that toddlers who wear face masks can't learn, is baseless.

Toddlers as young as two can successfully learn new words even when a speaker’s mouth or eyes are covered, a study shows.

07/31/2025

In states like Texas, wind and solar energy are key to helping farmers and small communities remain economically viable.

Rural counties also benefit in jobs, manufacturing and tax revenue that will be hard to replace as the US government slashes support for the industries.

07/30/2025

Eliminating the EPA endangerment finding will be devastating to the world's efforts to contain climate change. It is imperative that this not happen.

The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus.

07/29/2025

We have found guidelines from USPSTF to be generally balanced and important. It is unclear why there is now a proposal to fire all of its members.

07/28/2025

In an important comment piece in The Lancet, five scholars detail efforts to preserve threatened US public health institutions and call for more concerted effort to advocate for science-based public health policies. "The time is upon us, in all our diversity, to envision robust public health infrastructures designed for equity—and to fight for them."

The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched a full-fledged assault on science and public health;1 its “flood the zone” strategy created chaos and initially overwhelmed potential opposition. Yet drawing on the leadership of long-time health activists in areas such as HIV/AIDS, wo...

07/24/2025

It is important that we understand the facts about gain-of-function research, a necessary method to understand the biology of viruses and get ahead of potential spread to humans. Bans on gain-of-function research are unnecessary and hamper important science.

From cancer immunotherapy and antibiotics to GMO crops and pandemic surveillance, gain of function is a cornerstone of basic research.

07/23/2025

We are deeply concerned by US HHS Secretary Kennedy Jr.'s announcement that he plans to make significant changes in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a move that could jeopardize the supply of childhood vaccines. This ProPublic article explains the origins of the compensation program, why it is crucial, and how it could be strengthened.

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccines.

07/22/2025

Dr. Jen Gunter reviews the scientific literature to dispute the FDA's director's statements about menopause hormone therapy. She demonstrates that the issues are complex and require medical expertise to unravel.
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His book is a master class in cherry picking

07/21/2025

Jeremy Faust explains that contrary to media reports the FDA did not in fact give full approval to Moderna's pediatric Covid-19 vaccine and why this could jeopardize the safety of children at risk.

07/14/2025

A Washington Post editorial suggests that likely new CDC director Susan Monarez could be an important voice to preserve vaccine access and "push back against false information about vaccines."

Susan Monarez deserves to be confirmed as CDC director.