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The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines

During his Senate confirmation hearings to be health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented himself as a supporter of vaccines. But in office,...

Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?

An Australian psychologist named Luise Kazda has studied this very question. In a 2021 review paper, she and her colleagues found 14 studies...

A CautionaryTale of 408 Tentacles

In his posts, Dr. Clifford tried to be clear about the difficulties of octopus ownership: the costs, the lack of sleep and the...

How Lauren Sanchez Helped Design Blue Origin’s Flight Suits

What do you wear for your first trip to space?If you are like most people, probably whatever spacesuit or astronaut outfit the company...

Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S.

Jonathan McDowell is a go-to expert for all things spaceflight. Thousands of subscribers read his monthly Space Report, and far more people have...

RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

In a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the...

White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

Trump administration officials are recommending the elimination of the scientific research division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to internal documents...

Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages

The Trump administration announced Friday it would delay the implementation of a Biden-era rule meant to restrict coverage of unproven and costly bandages...

Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So

President Trump this week directed 10 federal agencies — including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission —...

Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Surgeons removed a genetically engineered pig’s kidney from an Alabama woman after she experienced acute organ rejection, NYU Langone Health officials said on...

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