Trump to Detail U.S. Coronavirus Efforts; Schumer Seeks $8.5B

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 The president pushes back against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Is a Product of Our Failed Health Care System

By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon Jan 27, 2020 Would you rather be a patient or a consumer? Buying your way to even crackpot health gives the illusion of autonomy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Measles in the Wind

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Scientists Scramble to Save Data in Face of Government Shutdown

LAURAN NEERGAARD / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2018 “You have experiments that have been going on for months if not years, and then all of a sudden you’ve got to stop—you can’t do that,” says a top doctor at the National Institutes of Health. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver Has a Message for Vaccine Skeptics, Including President Trump (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host debunks the myth that vaccinations pose a threat to the children who receive them. The "Last Week Tonight" host debunks the myth that vaccinations pose a threat to the children who receive them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Science à La Carte Is Dangerous–You Can’t Just Cherry Pick Studies (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2016 The "Last Week Tonight" host explains how media reports of incomplete or out-of-context scientific studies have led to climate change denial and the belief that vaccines cause autism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ebola Vaccine Proves 100 Percent Successful in Small Trial

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 31, 2015 A vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus has been shown to be 100 percent successful in a trial conducted in Guinea. Experts say the drug is likely to put an end to the West African epidemic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Approved

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 25, 2015 After 28 years of development, European regulators have given the green light to the world’s first malaria vaccine. The disease killed an estimated 584,000 people in 2013, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mandatory Vaccination Bill for Public Schools Passes California Assembly

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 26, 2015 The state of California has approved one of the toughest vaccination laws in the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Science in an Age of Opinion

By John K. White, Counterpunch Mar 11, 2015 In the media at large, the validity of vaccines, global warming and other scientific findings are being overturned without giving thought to the politics of the sources or the bias of the audience. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

GOP Regulations

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Penn & Teller Use Bowling Pins to Show Why You Should Vaccinate Your Kids

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 "Even if vaccination did cause autism, which it fucking doesn't," shouts Penn Jillette, the more verbal half of the entertainment duo Penn & Teller, "anti-vaccination would still be bullshit." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )