CDC

Consensus, Censored: Under Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya, pictured here testifying during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington in March, the CDC refused to allow publication of a study showing the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in reducing hospitalizations.

Health Care

Censorship at the FDA, CDC

by Merrill Goozner May 8, 2026May 7, 2026

Interim CDC head Jay Bhattacharya invents a new “gold standard” to stop publication of studies showing COVID-19 vaccines had major benefits with minimal risk.

Influence Over Evidence: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Joe Rogan—pictured here in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2026—both promote unapproved peptides.

Health Care

RFK Jr. and the Perils of Peptides

by Merrill Goozner April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Magazine

The Ephemeral Presidency

by Bill Scher January 19, 2026February 3, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington.

Politics

Stop Asking How Democrats Will Fight Trump. Start Asking Republicans

by Bill Scher September 2, 2025August 31, 2025

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

The Opioid Crackdown Is Hurting People in Pain

by Kate M. Nicholson June 15, 2021January 9, 2022

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

Why Won’t the White House Let the CDC Contact Trace Its Rose Garden Event?

by Timothy Noah October 5, 2020January 9, 2022

Political Animal

The Trump Administration’s Version of ‘Political Correctness’

by Nancy LeTourneau December 19, 2017January 9, 2022

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