As RFK Jr. gears up to lead the Department of Holistic Hoopla (formerly known as Health and Human Services), it’s clear that ...

As eventful as 2024 has been regarding the law and bioethics of scientific matters, 2025 promises to be even more “exciting,” ...

It's an unholy alliance of pseudoscience and selfie sticks. Nothing screams "trust me" like someone with a ring light and a ...

Jay Bhattacharya's recent history is a cautionary tale of how ideology and misinformation can undermine public health. His ...

This week, despite the holiday cheer, I have been drawn to true crime – perhaps to avoid navigating the politics of family ...

What does it mean to be an expert in a world where credentials and experience are no longer enough to inspire confidence? The ...

We cannot intelligently discuss community water fluoridation without understanding fluorides mechanism of action. The science ...

Could your trusty black spatula be trying to poison you, as some alarmist headlines fueled by a lawsuit and some dodgy ...

The more I use AI – in my case ChatGPT4o – the more astounded I become with its "abilities." It's especially helpful to check on an article before I post it, checking on grammar, spelling, style, and ...

Hospital gown – equal parts wardrobe malfunction and psychological assault – somehow managing to make even the healthiest among us feel fragile and exposed. But guess what? Researchers have decided to ...

Does fructose, one of today's boogeymen, cause cancer? According to a fascinating paper in Nature, it does so in cultured cells, zebrafish, and mice by creating a specific class of lipids that are ...

The latest CDC and FDA data shows that youth e-cigarette use (vaping) continues to decline. Oddly, leading anti-nicotine groups like The Truth Initiative are doing all they can to minimize the decline ...