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May 13, 2026

Cancer Survivors, Doctors, Journalists Weigh in on Pesticides and Public Health

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May 12, 2026

RFK Jr. Leading ‘Intense,’ Multi-Agency Study on Childhood Vaccine Safety, New York Times Reports

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May 12, 2026

RFK Jr.: Hantavirus ‘Under Control’ in U.S.

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May 12, 2026

Forest Service Spraying Record Amounts of Glyphosate on Burned-Out Public Lands

bill posey

May 11, 2026

‘Giant of a Man’: Former Lawmaker and Informed Consent Advocate Bill Posey Dies at 78

May 08, 2026

White House Plans to Fire FDA Chief Marty Makary, Sources Tell WSJ

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May 08, 2026

Oklahoma, Louisiana to Require Coroners Include Vaccine Records in SIDS Autopsies

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May 07, 2026

‘Callous and Careless’: AAP Pushes Doctors to Vaccinate Hospitalized Children

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May 06, 2026

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

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May 05, 2026

New York Times Attacks ‘Spelling’ — Parents Say It ‘Changed Everything’ for Their Nonspeaking Children With Autism

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May 05, 2026

‘Duty to Disobey’: New Film Exposes Fallout From Military COVID Vaccine Mandates

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May 05, 2026

School With 50 Locations Uses Electric Shock Devices on Autistic Children — the FDA Wants to Ban the Devices

May 05, 2026

Latest EPA Move Opens Door for Polluters to Push Back on Chemical Regulations

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May 04, 2026

‘Profound Autism’: Will New Definition Lead to Better Care, Research?

doctor and marijuana leaf

May 04, 2026

DOJ Reclassifies Marijuana, Paving Way for More Research Into the Drug’s Medical Benefits and Risks

rfk jr and katy talento

May 01, 2026

‘I Kept Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Out of the West Wing. Now I Owe Him an Apology,’ Says Former White House Adviser

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May 01, 2026

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

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April 30, 2026

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

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April 30, 2026

‘Major Win’: House Strips Pesticide Liability Shield From Farm Bill in Bipartisan Vote

casey means and nicole saphier

April 30, 2026

Trump’s New Pick for Surgeon General Opposed COVID Vaccine Mandates, Especially for Kids

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April 28, 2026

Autism Committee Hears From Non-Speakers, Parents During First Meeting Under RFK Jr.

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April 28, 2026

RFK Jr. Says Mandatory Ultraprocessed Food Labels Are Coming

paul offit and karl jablonowski

April 27, 2026

Paul Offit Tried to Write an Anti-Vax Playbook. It Backfired.

April 27, 2026

Gates-Funded ‘Big Catch-Up’ Delivers 100 Million Vaccine Doses — Including High-Risk DTP Vaccine Not Used in U.S.

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April 27, 2026

FDA Is Trying to Close the Food Additive Loophole — But Will It Succeed?

April 24, 2026

EPA Wants to Stall Pesticide Safety Reviews — A Farm Bill Provision Would Allow It

chronic diseases and rfk jr at hearing

April 23, 2026

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

rfk jr and robert irvine

April 22, 2026

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

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April 21, 2026

RFK Jr. Calls Out Skyrocketing Use of Psychiatric Meds

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April 20, 2026

Breaking: Grassroots Opposition Sinks Bill to Limit Local Control Over Cell Towers — for Now