FDA Continues to Recruit From the Fringes
George Tidmarsh allied himself with medical contrarians. Now he’s the nation’s top drug regulator.
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Walker Bragman
Promoters of Unproven COVID Lab Leak Narratives Join NIH
Virologists expressed concern over under-qualified ideologues joining Director Bhattacharya.
National Science Foundation Workers to Issue “Alexandria Declaration” Decrying “Catastrophic Changes” Under Trump Administration (UPDATED)
The new declaration echoes similar efforts from NIH and EPA.
HHS Asks Employees To Rat Out DEI “Discrimination” In Trollable Email
“I wonder what movie script they will send,” one HHS source said at the prospect of people submitting fake responses.
EPA Workers Face Retaliation Over Dissent Declaration
On Monday, hundreds of EPA workers published a Declaration of Dissent criticizing their leadership. Now, they’re getting placed on leave pending review.
CDC Vaccine Advisors Share Anti-Vax Content Days After Official Meeting
Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have been promoting misinformation on X for days.
EPA Staffers Demand Change in ‘Declaration of Dissent’
“Today, we stand together in dissent against the current administration's focus on harmful deregulation, mischaracterization of previous EPA actions, and disregard for scientific expertise.”
NIH Fellows Union Endorses Bethesda Declaration Criticizing Agency Leadership
“So far, the director has been unwilling or unable to deliver on his promises.”
Anti-vax Sentiment On Display At CDC Vaccine Panel
The meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices concluded with a vote to validate an unsupported anti-vaccine narrative.
Kennedy Stacks Critical Vaccine Panel With Anti-Vaxxers
In a move that aligns with his own stance on science, the health secretary fires all 17 experts on an advisory panel in order to appoint fringe ideologues.
NIH Workers Demand Changes In New ‘Bethesda Declaration’
The public letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya was signed by hundreds of agency personnel.
“Out Of His Depth,” “Sold His Soul,” “Clueless”: NIH Staffers Speak Out About Director Bhattacharya
Widespread dissatisfaction over the NIH’s “continuous free fall” has people speaking out.