Autism has long been the untouchable subject in American politics. For decades, federal agencies tiptoed around it, steering research toward genetics while avoiding controversial environmental or pharmaceutical questions. That ended when President Donald Trump tore through the taboo.
Trump Blows Open Autism Debate Read Journal Article
If we can’t test claims, challenge data, or ask uncomfortable questions without fear of retribution, then we no longer have science — we have marketing. The weaponisation of science ends only when truth becomes more valuable than profit.
The Weaponisation of Science Read Journal Article
A vaccine manufacturer launched defamation proceedings against researchers who published a study that reported adverse events in people following Covid-19 vaccination. The manufacturer sued the editor of the journal that published the study and demanded that the article be retracted.
Journal Pressured to Retract Study on Covid-19 Vaccine Harms Read Journal Article
In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Under the MOU, the two entities agreed to share information to “facilitate the development of innovative products, including medical countermeasures,” such as diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics to combat disease transmission during a pandemic.
The FDA’s Ties to the Gates Foundation Read Journal Article
Encouraging people to diagnose their own depression and buy medication without a prescription – medication which has an unfavourable benefit:harm profile in most people and is difficult to stop taking – is a very bad idea.
Antidepressants for Everyone Read Journal Article
The HHS report is more than a policy review—it is a warning. It reveals that thousands of children have been placed on a path of irreversible medicalisation without the safeguards expected in any other area of healthcare.
Gender-Affirming Care for Minors under Fire Read Journal Article
This unexpected move is said to be the final nail in the coffin for the bill that intended to grant the media watchdog unprecedented regulatory powers to oversee digital content and determine what is ‘misinformation.’
Australia’s Misinformation Bill Is Dead…for Now Read Journal Article
What the hearing revealed was not Kennedy’s weakness but the desperation of his critics — senators clinging to captured institutions, hurling insults and posturing for the cameras. For all the talk of “science,” what unfolded was politics at its dirtiest.
Savages in the Senate: Kennedy Ambushed in a Game of Dirty Politics Read Journal Article
There has been little attention paid to Cochrane’s review of Covid‐19 vaccines, in stark contrast to the world-wide media attention paid to its review of face masks. Since Cochrane reviews have been lauded as “rigorous” and “trustworthy,” it is prudent to apply equal scrutiny to the latest update of the “Efficacy and safety of COVID‐19 vaccines.”
Under the Microscope: Cochrane’s Covid-19 Vaccines Review Read Journal Article
A landmark lawsuit against Merck is underway, marking the company’s first jury trial over claims it misrepresented the safety of its profitable Gardasil HPV vaccine. Newly declassified documents have revealed troubling details about Merck’s failure to conduct key safety tests.
Internal Emails Reveal Merck’s Negligence in Gardasil Safety Testing Read Journal Article
