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Estrogen Is Back
Estrogen for menopause was demonized for decades. Now some vocal, very online doctors are saying it’s a miracle drug. The FDA appears to agree.
Jennifer Block
Grass Sick: The Mysterious Marijuana Syndrome Filling Emergency Rooms
Nonstop vomiting, involuntary screaming, and the worst pain of their lives. The only way to stop the symptoms? Stop getting high.
Josh Code
Trump’s Vaccine Chief on Childhood Vaccinations
Dr. Vinay Prasad does not believe vaccines cause autism. But ‘I think the scientific establishment blindly defending the U.S. vaccine schedule is…
Bari Weiss
FDA Chief Marty Makary on Tylenol, Autism, and Restoring Trust in Science
What do we actually know about what’s causing the autism epidemic?
Bari Weiss
How I Drank My Way to Sobriety
I spent half my life trying to beat alcoholism. AA didn’t save me. This did.
Katie Herzog
Florida’s Surgeon General Compares Vaccine Mandates to ‘Slavery.’ Here’s What Parents Say.
Many would welcome the end of school vaccination requirements but fear a possible surge in infectious illnesses.
Frannie Block
Is MAHA Fixing What’s Broken? Or Making Things Even Worse?
Emily Oster, Zeke Emanuel, Jillian Michaels, Alex Berenson, Mark Hyman, and others on whether RFK is Making America Healthy Again.
The Editors
Florida Wants to End All Vaccine Mandates. It’s a Terrible Idea.
Two things can be true at the same time: Covid policies were overkill, and we need to protect our children from polio and measles.
The Editors
The Doctors Trying to Redefine Death
An expanded definition of death for the sake of procuring more organs means killing life to save life.
Lydia Dugdale
The Weedkiller Tearing Apart Trump’s Coalition
It’s a common belief in MAHA circles that glyphosate causes cancer. But the herbicide is essential for farmers—who, this time, have won.
River Page
Abigail Shrier: Stop Asking Kids If They’re Depressed
Children are wildly suggestible. Ask repeatedly if she might be mentally ill—and she just might decide that she is.
Abigail Shrier
One Embryo. Three Parents. The Future Is Already Here.
Eight babies were just conceived from one sperm and two eggs. Is it ethical to create polyparental hybrids? And how does it change what it means to be…
Lydia Dugdale
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