After nearly two years reporting almost exclusively on the dismantling of American science and public health, this piece - on the triumphs and travails of basic research - was a delight to report and write. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/m...

Our Bacteria Are Talking. We’ve Just Begun to Understand What They’re Saying.

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He really screwed up. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

The end of the road for Dr. Disgrace.

I’m really, really pissed off at my fellow physician, and soon-to-be former US Senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

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RIP Senator Cassidy. Sold his reputation and principles, saddled us with an anti-vax health secretary, and got absolutely nothing in exchange for it.

The CDC today confirmed 51 new measles cases in a nationwide outbreak that has now reached 1,893 infections. Only 9 infections are related to international travel. Read more: ow.ly/rbfq50Z0nJo 📷: CDC

wish friscalating was a real word.

To RFK Jr. and all the anti-vaxxers: this is your handiwork. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

Opinion | When Your Child Dies of Measles

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ICYMI great @cidrap.bsky.social piece here on: while we sweat vaccine advisory panel, they tryna break vaccine injury compensation. www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Don’t be distracted—ACIP was never the only play

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This politicization of the CDC is exactly why we established the West Coast Health Alliance, and why I proposed legislation with our Insurance Commissioner to give Washington state decision-making authority on vaccine recommendations.

A blockbuster expose by @jeneeninterlandi.bsky.social on RFK's CDC. Read it. Get angry. And get on the phones to your elected members of Congress. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Inside the Turmoil at RFK Jr.’s CDC, as Told by Current and Former Employees

Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.

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