The most dangerous misconceptions about public health
In the years 1880 to 1920, we literally transformed the health environment,” says David Rosner, a professor of history and ...
The Conversation on MSN6d
Medical research depends on government money – even a day’s delay in the intricate funding process throws science off-kilter
A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research funding – and the consequences of when ...
Axios on MSN8h
Federal money for public health, medical research in Oregon at risk under Trump orders
Data: National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Almost half a billion dollars could be at risk in Oregon if President Trump cuts federal funding for ...
Mass. health experts concerned about future of vaccines, ‘anti-science focus’ after RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing
Some Massachusetts health experts expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential appointment following his Senate ...
RFK Would Be a Disastrous Health Secretary That Puts Lives and Research at Risk, Students Say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) is the Trump administration’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...
Science News5d
Trump orders sow chaos in global public health
A recent flurry of executive orders and surprise actions by the Trump administration have roiled WHO, the CDC and the international public health community.
US Health Expert Flying ‘Absolutely Blind’ as Federal Health Data Vanishes
President Donald Trump’s end of diversity, equity and inclusion language in federal agencies has caused US health data to be ...
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he ...
Journalist's Resource2d
Researchers rush to preserve federal health databases before they disappear from government websites
Journalists have long relied on federal health data for their reporting. We include several tips that they can use to help ...
RFK Jr says he’ll ‘follow the science.’ The question is, whose science?
Kennedy repeatedly tried convincing senators that he would “ follow the science ” and that if he saw proof that vaccines were ...