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An Anti-Vaxx Conference At A Public High School In Vermont Has Sparked A Fight Over Free Speech
A conference featuring anti-vaccine speakers from across the country is happening on Saturday at the public high school in Stowe, Vermont. “Our community is being targeted,” one parent said.
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A Caltech Professor Harassed Two Women. Now Students Are Protesting His Return To Campus.
Students staged a sit-in to protest the return of astronomy professor Christian Ott.
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Her Husband Was Dying From A Superbug. She Turned To Sewer Viruses Collected By The Navy.
Scientists have long dismissed “phage therapy” as a fringe idea pushed by eccentrics who enjoy fishing in sewage. But now the Navy is betting on it.
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This Man Lost His Memory After An Overdose, And Doctors Don’t Know Why
“I felt like I had, like, a blank slate.”
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14 People In Massachusetts Suddenly Lost Their Memories. Could Heroin Be The Culprit?
A cluster of opioid addicts in Massachusetts suddenly lost their memories, and no one knows why. Max Meehan was case number one.
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Bill Nye And The Science March’s White-Dude Drama
One month and four diversity statements after its launch, the March for Science is announcing three new figureheads: Bill Nye, Lydia Villa-Komaroff, and Mona Hanna-Attisha.
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Almost Half Of Patients Prescribed Opioids For A Month Get Hooked For A Year
A new study shows how long-term opioid dependence can start within just the first few days of a painkiller prescription.
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This Group Is Trying To Replace The Most Anti-Science Members of Congress With Actual Scientists
A new group called 314 Action is trying to get scientists to ditch their lab coats and run for office. But could scientists facing off against Republicans in Congress actually end up harming science?
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Missouri Is The Only State In The US Where Doctors Have No Idea What Prescriptions People Are Getting
As medical groups fight to stop people from driving into Missouri to stock up on pain pills, one state senator — who happens to also be a doctor — stands in their way.
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States Are Requiring Doctors To Tell Women About An Unproven Procedure Called “Abortion Reversal”
“This is a dangerous intrusion into the doctor-patient relationship,” one OB-GYN said.
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Pregnant Women With Herpes May Be More Likely To Have Kids With Autism
A new study is the first to link genital herpes infection in pregnant women to autism risk in children, adding to a growing list of environmental risk factors for the disorder.
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An Antivaxxer And Robert De Niro Just Announced A $100,000 “Challenge” Over Vaccine Safety
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose vaccine safety claims have been widely denounced, said that Trump still wants a controversial vaccine safety committee.
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A Recent Spike In Cocaine Overdose Deaths Has Been Linked To The Opioid Epidemic
While cocaine use has been declining in recent years, overdoses are up — largely due to dangerous opioids like fentanyl.
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A Lobbying Group Is Freaking Out Over What Trump May Do To Drug Prices
“The sense that this President could make any decision, at any time, for any reason, on any issue is rattling industries in the health care sector and beyond,” an internal memo from the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association says.
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Scientists Are Arguing About Whether The March For Science Will Be Too Political
Viewing science as under attack, scientists are taking to the streets on Earth Day, April 22. But a heated argument has broken out about whether the march is making science too political — or whether it’s not making science political enough.
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A Drug Company Hiked Up The Price For Its Overdose Antidote By 600% During An Opioid Epidemic
The drug, an easy-to-use injectable version of the overdose drug naloxone, was hiked up from $575 to $4,100. “This is a drug without which many people would die,” said one drug expert.
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The US Is Opening Its First "Safe Injection Facility" For Heroin Addicts
The spaces work to prevent overdoses among people who inject drugs. “It should be our mandate to keep people alive,” said one public health expert.
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Scientists Just Created The First Human-Pig Embryos
A new study has created pig embryos with some added — very little for now — human parts. But some people worry about blurring the lines between humans and animals.
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The EPA Has Lifted Its Freeze On Billions Of Dollars In Grants
After a public outcry over the funding freeze, the EPA says the “standard practice” of reviewing grants is complete.
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Trump’s Would-Be Vaccine Commissioner Rallies Anti-Vaccine Groups
In an email to anti-vaccine activists, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged them to contact Trump, who was “getting massive blowback and waivering [sic].” Activists are “mobilized, energized, and extremely hopeful,” one individual said.
