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RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Is on a Collision Course with Trump’s EPA

RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Is on a Collision Course with Trump’s EPA

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a Friday evening this July,...

31.07.2025 20

Mother Jones

Dylan Scott

The NYC shooter said his brain was damaged by football. Here’s what we know about CTE.

On Monday evening in Midtown Manhattan, a 27-year-old gunman opened fire in an office building that houses NFL offices, killing four people, including...

29.07.2025 4

Vox

Dylan Scott

Is MAHA losing its battle to make Americans healthier?

On a Friday evening this July, the Trump administration announced it would lay off all of the health research scientists at the Environmental...

29.07.2025 5

Vox

Dylan Scott

The one, big unanswered question about Ozempic

We are nearing a point of no return for GLP-1 drugs. More than one in 10 Americans have already taken a GLP-1 agonist, be it Ozempic, Wegovy or...

28.07.2025 40

Vox

Dylan Scott

Your health insurance premiums could soon go up 15 percent — or more

We just got a preview of the likely consequences of the “big, beautiful bill” passed by Republicans in Congress and signed by President Donald...

18.07.2025 6

Vox

Dylan Scott

Why doctors are finally taking IUD pain seriously

IUDs have been a promising breakthrough in birth control, offering both convenience and effectiveness, and their use has exploded over the past few...

13.07.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

Microwaves produce radiation. Is that bad for me?

A Vox reader asks: Are microwaves actually bad for you, your health, and the food you eat? I think anybody who’s ever “nuked” some leftovers or...

11.07.2025 5

Vox

Dylan Scott

The US just recorded the most measles cases in 30 years

The US has now recorded 1,277 measles cases this year, according to case data collected by Johns Hopkins University, making the current outbreak the...

07.07.2025 3

Vox

Dylan Scott

Ultra-processed foods: A patriotic American tradition!

Eating a hot dog on July Fourth isn’t just traditional. It’s patriotic.  From iconic red, white, and blue rocket pops (hello, Red Dye 40!) to...

03.07.2025 8

Vox

Dylan Scott

Republicans now own America’s broken health care system

Senate Republicans have passed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” a move that will make major changes to Medicaid through...

01.07.2025 4

Vox

Dylan Scott

Trump’s big, beautiful bill has a price paid in blood

While public attention has largely been focused on the Middle East and on President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Republicans in Congress are...

25.06.2025 30

Vox

Dylan Scott

Is moderate drinking bad, actually?

There is a lot of advice out there about how much alcohol one should drink. There is research suggesting that drinking could be dangerous, and...

23.06.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

RFK Jr. just fired the government’s vaccine experts. Here’s how that could affect your shots.

For the past 60 years, a committee of independent experts has advised the federal government on vaccine policy, providing guidance on which shots...

11.06.2025 20

Vox

Dylan Scott

RFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take...

11.06.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

Ketamine is suddenly everywhere

Ketamine seems to be everywhere — from the nightclub to the psychiatric clinic. Among its growing number of users is Elon Musk, who says he takes...

06.06.2025 40

Vox

Dylan Scott

RFK Jr. is asking the wrong question about autism. Here’s the right one.

Let’s start with one unambiguous fact: More children are diagnosed with autism today than in the early 1990s.  According to a sweeping 2000...

30.05.2025 30

Vox

Dylan Scott

Does medicine have an over-diagnosis problem?

Patients in the 21st century are pretty lucky. Medical science and technology have advanced so much that we can diagnose many thousands of distinct...

26.05.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained

Medicaid may be about to change in a big way: Republicans in Congress are getting closer to passing a bill that, along with cutting taxes and imposing...

23.05.2025 4

Vox

Dylan Scott

American kids are being poisoned by lead. Trump is letting it happen.

For many months now, the city of Milwaukee has been grappling with a lead poisoning crisis that has forced at least four schools to temporarily close...

19.05.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

Trump picked a wellness influencer to be surgeon general and it’s breaking MAHA brains

The Make America Healthy Again movement’s infiltration of federal health policy took another step forward last week when President Donald Trump...

13.05.2025 6

Vox

Dylan Scott

The real problem with vaping

Cigarettes are a public health nightmare: both highly addictive and highly dangerous. By the middle of the 20th century, nearly half of Americans were...

08.05.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

4 charts reveal just how bad the measles outbreak has gotten

The United States is in the middle of what’s shaping up to be the worst measles outbreak of this century.  The outbreak began within a small...

07.05.2025 3

Vox

Dylan Scott

Drug overdose deaths are in a free fall — for now

Just two years ago, the US was suffering through the worst stretch of its long-running drug overdose crisis. More than 110,000 Americans had died in...

30.04.2025 4

Vox

Dylan Scott

Could this $10 weightlifting supplement be a depression treatment?

Creatine — yes, the favorite of gym rats everywhere, a supplement many of us have taken ourselves — is a naturally occurring compound that is...

25.04.2025 6

Vox

Dylan Scott

We’re on the verge of a universal allergy cure

If you’re bothered by allergies every spring, you may pop a Benadryl or Claritin most mornings to make the days tolerable. Two-thirds of Americans...

15.04.2025 2

Vox

Dylan Scott

Why RFK Jr. wants to ban fluoride in water

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expanding his crusade to turn back the clock on federal health policy. Having undermined...

08.04.2025 6

Vox

Dylan Scott

A catastrophe is unfolding at the top US health agency — and it will put American lives at risk

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to be confirmed as Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), he had to overcome a long record...

04.04.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

Why are so many college basketball players from other countries?

Vox reader Brian Diederich asks: Why and how do so many collegiate basketball teams — both men’s and women’s — now have so many international...

30.03.2025 30

Vox

Dylan Scott

Don’t get surgery on a Friday

If you have any say, you might want to avoid scheduling your next surgery on a Friday. The most comprehensive analysis of what happens to patients who...

21.03.2025 20

Vox

Dylan Scott

More than 1 million people die of tuberculosis every year. They don’t have to.

Humanity’s battle against tuberculosis has been one of slow and imperfect progress. The disease no longer kills one in seven people in the US, as it...

19.03.2025 8

Vox

Dylan Scott

Measles is back — and more dangerous than you think. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

One of America’s worst measles outbreaks in recent years continues to spread, with 292 reported cases in western Texas and eastern New Mexico as of...

18.03.2025 20

Vox

Dylan Scott

Is “moderate” drinking really that bad for you?

People have known for centuries that drinking too much alcohol is bad for you. The short-term physical effects on cognition and motor function speak...

14.03.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

Trump is running from his biggest health care success

Exactly five years ago today, after more than 118,000 cases and more than 4,200 deaths across 114 countries had been recorded, the World Health...

11.03.2025 6

Vox

Dylan Scott

Are vitamins a scam?

A Vox reader asks: How do I know which vitamins and supplements are right/safe for me? I feel inundated by the vitamin craze these days. When I’m...

07.03.2025 7

Vox

Dylan Scott

Republicans have a sneaky plan to cut Medicaid. Here’s what Americans actually want.

Recently, House Republicans approved the broad outline of their major legislation for this year, which includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2...

07.03.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

Can you still get measles even if you’ve been vaccinated?

Nearly 150 people have been infected with measles in Texas and New Mexico, and last week, Texas health officials confirmed the first death in the...

03.03.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

What RFK Jr. has said about the ongoing measles outbreak

In early February, Texas health officials reported that measles was spreading among an insular religious community in Gaines County, Texas, where...

25.02.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

DOGE, please go to sleep. For your health.

Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) underlings are powering his takeover of the government with a “hardcore” work ethic...

24.02.2025 20

Vox

Dylan Scott

Trump’s shocking purge of public health data, explained

In the initial days of the Trump administration, officials scoured federal websites for any mention of what they deemed “DEI” keywords — terms...

12.02.2025 4

Vox

Dylan Scott

Trump’s tariffs could make it harder for Americans to get their medications

The United States, despite being the richest country in the world and a biopharmaceutical powerhouse, has long struggled with drug shortages. At any...

05.02.2025 20

Vox

Dylan Scott

The mysterious statisticians shaping how we think about fertility

Humans have always tried to glimpse the future. Our methods have improved — from the stars and tarot cards to tremendously complex election...

05.02.2025 10

Vox

Dylan Scott

The astonishing conflict of interest haunting RFK Jr.’s health secretary nomination

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be Donald Trump’s health secretary has been dogged by his long record of anti-vaccine and anti-science...

30.01.2025 5

Vox

Dylan Scott

An obscure health insurance alternative is seeing tremendous growth. But there’s a catch.

Fed up by unaffordable costs and insurance denials, more and more Americans are fleeing the conventional health care system. Many are seeking to cut...

17.01.2025 20

Vox

Dylan Scott

American doctors hate the health care system almost as much as you do

The shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the public’s reaction to it has left many people looking at the rotted foundations of US...

19.12.2024 40

Vox

Dylan Scott

The deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health care system

Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was met by many people...

07.12.2024 40

Vox

Dylan Scott

Why do so many young people suddenly have cancer?

04.12.2024 6

Vox

Dylan Scott

John Green’s crusade to make the world “suck less”

21.11.2024 4

Vox

Dylan Scott

The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart

19.11.2024 3

Vox

Dylan Scott

4 of your biggest election questions, answered

08.11.2024 3

Vox

Dylan Scott

Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care

31.10.2024 4

Vox

Dylan Scott