Vox-Veritas

Bread lines are back. 💔

190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...

190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...

SNAP benefits reductions are in the crosshairs of the administration.

Chemophobia is Breaking Public Health Fear of “chemicals” has become the universal engine of vaccine rejection, food myths, anti-GMO activism, and RFK Jr's assault on science

news.immunologic.org/p/chemophobi...

Food stamps are going away. Children will go without food. End the shutdown now! Extend healthcare subsidies! #healthcare4all

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder - PubMed Acetaminophen is a common over-the-counter medication that recently gained substantial media attention regarding its use by pregnant individuals. In this clinical perspective, we discuss the strengths...

Maternal fetal medicine specialists also agree that Tylenol is safe, studies that showed link had confounding factors that skewed data.

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

JAMA study of 2.5M children: sibling analyses found no link between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. #JAMA

Exclusive: Terra Oleo’s oil-producing microbes could replace destructive palm oil plantations | TechCrunch Terra Oleo had operated in stealth for years, developing yeast strains capable of producing high-value oils that don't need refining. It has raised $3.1 million.

Terra Oleo had operated in stealth for years, developing yeast strains capable of producing high-value oils that don't need refining. It has raised $3.1 million.

Science advances through open inquiry.
Our democracy needs the same.
We must protect free speech and reject political violence so ideas can be tested, challenged, and improved.
Progress depends on courage, respect, and honest conversation.

They sell plastic "welders" on Amazon. Not sure how well they work.

Live updates: Minneapolis police responding to Catholic school shooting, governor says | CNN Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he has been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Follow here for the latest.

Early reports of 20 victims at a school shooting in Minneapolis. We can't accept this anymore. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants The decision will hinder lawsuits against grant terminations, legal specialists say.

This is a gut punch to science. Scientists will be fleeing the USA for greener pastures. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

RFK just pulled funding for mRNA vaccine research, a short-sighted move that weakens our ability to respond quickly to the next pandemic. mRNA tech isn’t just COVID; it’s our best shot at rapid, targeted protection when new threats emerge. Science needs support, not sabotage.

RFK Jr. is considering firing all the members of the influential preventive services task force. The United States Preventive Services Task Force plays an important role in protecting access to low-cost or free cancer screenings and tests for chronic diseases.

RFK Jr. wants to fire the entire USPSTF – the panel doctors rely on for evidence‑based screening guidelines.

Doctors depend on these recommendations to know which tests actually prevent disease. Killing the task force is the opposite of making America healthy. Dismantling it is a tragedy.

The Texas floods took lives this week, including children. Not just numbers, people with routines, families, jokes, quiet joys.

We keep calling it extreme weather. But it’s becoming the weather.

Grief doesn’t drain as fast as floodwaters.

This is a masterclass of confronting vaccine hesitancy with facts, understanding and empathy. Well done @pauloffit.bsky.social

Are they unintentionally cosplaying Shaggy and Scooby Doo?

RFK Jr. removes all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee | CNN US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, sayi...

RFK just removed the entire ACIP board. These are the experts who guide vaccine recommendations. This is shortsighted and dangerous. Public health decisions need science, not politics.

Health care is a human right, not a citizenship test. Undocumented people work, pay taxes, and keep our communities running. Denying them Medicaid drives up costs and hurts public health. Covering everyone is smarter, fairer, and better for all.

No human is more important than any other, our sudden abdication of responsibility in the global realm is having deadly impacts.

Foxglove!

Novavax just got full FDA approval—but with tight limits: Under 65 with comorbidities.

This isn’t an mRNA vaccine. It’s the protein-based option skeptics said they wanted.

You’d think the anti-mRNA crowd in power would celebrate it. Instead, it’s sidelined.
Politics is strangling science. Again.

Authorities investigating after ‘intentional’ explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic left one dead | CNN Authorities are investigating after an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, Saturday morning left at least one person dead in what “appears to be an intentional act of vio...

If this was politically motivated, it’s a grim reminder of how dangerous extremism has become, especially when it targets the very tools of modern medicine and human hope.

Science saves lives. People who dedicate their lives to healing deserve protection, not violence.

This is why "natural immunity" is absolutely not better for measles. #getvaxed

Full Committee Markup YouTube video by Energy & Commerce Democrats

Medicaid covers nursing homes, in-home supports, and services for people with disabilities and the elderly.

Without it, millions of our most vulnerable neighbors—seniors, people with complex medical needs, kids with disabilities—would simply go without care.

Watch the live debate:

YouTube video by Energy & Commerce Democrats Full Committee Markup

youtube link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj9I...

Fight over Medicaid cuts heats up as House Republicans release bill The legislation includes work requirements, stricter eligibility checks, citizenship verification and new limits on federal funding for Medicaid to states. It met swift Democratic opposition.

And there it is. The Republican plan to cut $700 billion from Medicaid and kick millions off their health insurance. If there's one thing I've learned during my time in Congress, it's that when you come for people's health care, you'll have hell to pay. This time will be no different.

These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.

Breaking news: Tensions between the two countries have been rising since last month when New Delhi blamed Islamabad for an attack by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people. www.ft.com/content/c03e...