Health Policy

May 21, 2026

RFK Jr., PFAS and the ‘Forever Chemicals’ Test: Is MAHA Meeting Reality?
May 20, 2026

Will One of These RFK Jr. Supporters Take Over Key Senate Health Committee?
BREAKING: HHS Releases Surgeon General’s Warning on Screen Time for Kids
May 19, 2026

HHS to Rebuild Vaccine Advisory Panel as Deadline Nears to Review Next Season’s Flu, RSV Shots
May 18, 2026

FDA Ousts Another Top Official: Who’s Behind the Shakeup — and Why?
May 14, 2026

Award-Winning Journalist Henrick Karoliszyn Joins Defender as Investigative Reporter
May 12, 2026

RFK Jr. Leading ‘Intense,’ Multi-Agency Study on Childhood Vaccine Safety, New York Times Reports
RFK Jr.: Hantavirus ‘Under Control’ in U.S.
May 11, 2026

Media, Lawmakers Accuse CDC of Burying COVID Vaccine Safety Study. Scientists Say the Study Was Flawed
May 08, 2026

White House Plans to Fire FDA Chief Marty Makary, Sources Tell WSJ
Oklahoma, Louisiana to Require Coroners Include Vaccine Records in SIDS Autopsies
May 07, 2026

‘Callous and Careless’: AAP Pushes Doctors to Vaccinate Hospitalized Children
May 06, 2026

RFK Jr. Urges Public to Report Hospitals Serving Food That Doesn’t Meet Dietary Guidelines
May 05, 2026

New York Times Attacks ‘Spelling’ — Parents Say It ‘Changed Everything’ for Their Nonspeaking Children With Autism
‘Duty to Disobey’: New Film Exposes Fallout From Military COVID Vaccine Mandates
School With 50 Locations Uses Electric Shock Devices on Autistic Children — the FDA Wants to Ban the Devices
May 04, 2026

‘Profound Autism’: Will New Definition Lead to Better Care, Research?
DOJ Reclassifies Marijuana, Paving Way for More Research Into the Drug’s Medical Benefits and Risks
May 01, 2026

Fluoride Study Claiming No Effect on IQ Has ‘Basically No Connection to Reality,’ Critics Say
April 30, 2026

Federal Government Appeals Ruling in AAP Lawsuit that Struck Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies
April 28, 2026

Autism Committee Hears From Non-Speakers, Parents During First Meeting Under RFK Jr.
RFK Jr. Says Mandatory Ultraprocessed Food Labels Are Coming
April 27, 2026

Paul Offit Tried to Write an Anti-Vax Playbook. It Backfired.
Gates-Funded ‘Big Catch-Up’ Delivers 100 Million Vaccine Doses — Including High-Risk DTP Vaccine Not Used in U.S.
April 23, 2026

RFK Jr. Clashes With Lawmakers Over Measles, COVID and Chronic Disease
April 22, 2026

Watch: He’s Getting Junk Food Out of Military Bases — and Says We Can Do the Same in Schools and Hospitals
April 21, 2026

RFK Jr. Calls Out Skyrocketing Use of Psychiatric Meds
April 20, 2026

Children’s Health Defense Seeks to Upend Ruling in High-Profile Vaccine Lawsuit
RFK Jr. Rejects Blame for Measles Outbreak, Calls for Better Care After Texas Girls’ Deaths
You Don’t Need to Be a Psychologist to Know That Trust in Public Health Is Earned — Not Mandated