Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing a sweeping federal push on vaccine injuries, including a dedicated research clinic at the National Institutes of Health and a new billing…
Category: Genetics
Abortion rights opponents outraged after FDA says its “safety review” of the already-found-safe mifepristone abortion pill will continue into 2027
The FDA’s reevaluation of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion pill, won’t wrap up until next year — and the anti-abortion movement is not pleased. As CBS News reports,…
Can We Predict Hearing Loss Long Before Symptoms Ever Start?
Summary: By combining detailed audiometric testing data with genetic biobanks rather than relying on generic medical billing codes, researchers have significantly improved their ability to predict sensorineural hearing loss. This…
Adults With ADHD Face Higher Long-Term Dementia Risk
Summary: A massive study of more than 187,000 older adults enrolled in the NIH’s All of Us Research Program reveals that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face more than quadruple…
Is organic farming really more sustainable? 100 recent studies say ‘no’
Organic produce may wear a green halo, but it doesn’t earn a clear climate advantage. Organic and conventional farming come out roughly even on greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution…
Early DBS Protects Cognition in Genetic Parkinson’s
Summary: A multi-center international study reveals that the timing of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery is the deciding factor in preserving cognitive function for Parkinson’s disease patients carrying a GBA1…
Viewpoint: Died “with measles” vs. died “from measles”: RFK, Jr.’s dangerously subversive word games
The pandemic-era line “died with COVID, not from it” has come back, and this time it’s being used to leave measles deaths out of the national count. Writing for STAT…
How U.S. teamed with Russia to block global human AI weapons oversight
When diplomats gathered in Geneva to finalize the first international rules on lethal autonomous weapons, the United States and Russia spent the last day taking them apart. As The Washington…
