Public Health Opponents Leverage Hantavirus Outbreak to Spread Conspiracies and Misinformation

Many familiar faces from the COVID-19 pandemic are back.

May 19 • Olivia Riggio

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MAHA Officials Out At FDA

Kennedy vaccine skeptical allies are dropping fast as the White House prepares for midterms.

May 18 • Walker Bragman

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Trump Surgeon General Pick Celebrated DOGE Research Cuts, Called to Halt mRNA Vaccines for Children, and Expressed Anti-Trans Views

Nicole Saphier has promoted a number of unproven public health narratives favored by the right.

May 5 • Walker Bragman

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April 2026

The Heritage Foundation Has a Radical New Project

The rights of women, people of color, gay people, disabled people and trans people—a vast majority of the country—are being targeted by a…

Apr 30 • Billie Jean Sweeney

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Anti-Vaccine Groups Given Unprecedented Access to CDC Vaccine Panel

Robert Kennedy Jr. has added new liaisons to ACIP, tapping old allies from the anti-vaccine movement.

Apr 27 • Walker Bragman

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FDA Vaccine Chief Front-Runner Called mRNA Vaccines “Experimental Genetic Technology,” Compared Pandemic Response to Iranian Rule

Dr. Houman David Hemmati is closely aligned with the MAHA movement.

Apr 17 • Walker Bragman

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As HHS Rails Against Science Politicization, Leading Agency Officials Embrace Right-Wing Political Action

The surprising number of public health officials at CPAC last month highlights what critics say is a disturbing trend.

Apr 13 • Walker Bragman

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March 2026

“Rewrite All of Your Woke Science”: Early-Career Researcher Says NIH’s Anti-DEI Agenda is Undermining Agency’s Mission

Dr. Michael D. Green says his work is being censored to fit an “amorphous political agenda.”

Mar 27 • Walker Bragman

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Meat and Dairy Industries Spent Big Money Lobbying Ahead of Trump Dietary Guideline Changes

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize red meat and dairy.

Mar 9 • Walker Bragman

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February 2026

New CDC Director Has Questioned Vaccine Safety

Jay Bhattacharya’s recent new appointment may suggest more changes to the vaccine schedule.

Feb 20 • Walker Bragman

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HHS Has Been Using Anti-Trans Language From a Christian Right Think Tank

The department refers to gender-affirming care as “sex-rejecting procedures,” a term coined by the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Feb 9 • Walker Bragman

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NIH Director Declines to Fully Rule Out Vaccine-Autism Link During Senate Hearing

Jay Bhattacharya would not categorically denounce the discredited narrative that vaccines cause autism.

Feb 4 • Walker Bragman

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