The vaccine makers must expand information about the age groups at risk and warn that myocardial damage has commonly been long-lasting among those who suffer vaccine-related myocarditis, the FDA said Wednesday. Pfizer and Moderna must revise their COVID-19 vaccine labels to include more detailed warnings about the risks of heart…
Wednesday’s hearing by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on evidence of a cover-up by public health officials of the extent of the risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines was the first of many to come, said Sen. Ron Johnson, chair of the committee. What…
In late 2024, Bill Gates sparked outrage in India after describing the country as “a kind of laboratory to try things.” The controversy resurfaced with the May 5 announcement that India became the first country to officially release two genome-edited rice varieties that critics warn…
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size, found everywhere in the environment, and capable of accumulating in human and animal lung tissues. They can disrupt hormone balance, cause chronic inflammation, create oxidative stress, damage gut health, and even cross the placenta…
Washburn, North Dakota’s town commissioners voted Monday night to stop fluoridating the town’s water supply. But in the months leading up to what the commissioners thought would be a small-town, local debate, the commissioners uncovered a federally funded, coordinated lobbying scheme by state actors and…
After years of large jury awards, preemptive settlements, and lost appeals in cases involving exposure to the weedkiller glyphosate, Bayer/Monsanto is trying to stop the company’s financial hemorrhaging with a state-by-state strategy to deny victims access to the courts. Editor’s note: On Tuesday, the Iowa State…
Dr. Geier’s work helped lead to the replacement of the whole-cell DTP vaccine with the much safer acellular DTaP vaccine now in use. He also discovered a link between mercury exposure from thimerosal in vaccines and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders — a discovery that changed the…
Vaccine safety advocates hailed HHS Secretary Kennedy’s plan to create an agency within the CDC focused on vaccine injuries and also long COVID and Lyme disease. In an interview with Chris Cuomo, Kennedy also revealed that when he asked an HHS agency for patient data,…
A child who died in a Texas hospital after developing pneumonia following a measles infection died as a result of “medical error” — including failure to administer the correct antibiotic in time, according to doctors who reviewed the child’s medical records, shared with Children’s Health…
American families will face increasing rates of environmental-related illnesses and premature deaths, including lung and cardiovascular diseases, due to the Trump administration’s sweeping rollbacks of air quality regulations, health professionals warn. By Dana Drugmand American families will face increasing rates of environmental-related illnesses and premature…
“Operation Stork Speed,” launched Tuesday by HHS and the FDA, will require increased testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula. The initiative also includes a nutrient review process and encourages manufacturers to improve product labeling and develop new products. After a meeting…
Food industry advocates have protested efforts to ban food additives, arguing the laws will make food more expensive. But supporters of the measures say the “Make America Healthy Again” movement associated with newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is giving…
As the Make America Healthy Again agenda gains popular support, more states are floating laws, written by the chemical industry, that if passed, will lead to more chemicals in the food supply and liability protection for chemical makers whose products harm human health and the…
Trump administration officials asked the CDC to perform the study, according to The Washington Post. The revelation came days after President Donald Trump, in an address to Congress, referred to the rising rate of autism in the U.S. Trump cited CDC data showing that 1…
Slaughterhouses and meat and poultry processing plants use large volumes of water to clean carcasses, machinery, work surfaces and floors. The wastewater can cause harmful algae blooms, kill swaths of fish and expose local communities to bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness. By Natasha Gilbert Slaughterhouses…
Commercial beekeepers reported that, on average, they lost 62% of their colonies from June 2024 to February, according to a survey of 702 U.S. beekeepers. Preliminary sampling of live and dead bees has failed to show a cause, and a team of at least 16…
The CDC’s educational resources for K-12 students on disease outbreaks, the transmission of pathogens and how to trace their spread, on the surface, appear well-intended. Critics say the resources also look like propaganda designed to encourage compliance with public health policies and initiatives. The Centers…
A new meta-analysis published in the journal Nucleus identifies studies showing that pesticides can overwhelm cells’ defenses against them and interfere with cell communication in the brain. The authors review what is known at the molecular level about pesticides’ role in brain cancer. With the…
A new peer-reviewed scientific report outlines a mechanism by which non-ionizing radiation can disrupt the biology of living systems, even at levels much lower than what’s needed to heat tissues. The telecom industry has consistently claimed that non-ionizing radiation is harmless to human health. The…
Newly classified documents in the landmark lawsuit against Merck reveal that Merck and the FDA knew the vaccine maker didn’t conduct proper testing for DNA contamination, but covered it up. Children’s Health Defense is supporting the lawsuit. A landmark lawsuit against Merck is underway in a Los…
