Democrats to RFK Jr.: Resign Now or Be Prepared to Testify Before Congress
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US Surpasses 4,000 Cases of Measles, Highest Numbers Seen in a Generation
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year — nearly four times the amount of cases recorded across the entire U.S. in 2024. The Keystone State has recorded 198 hospitalizations and five deaths as a result of the ongoing measles outbreak. On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared an emergency order in New York, citing the rising number of measles cases in…
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Vaccine Expert Warns US’s 4 Reported Measles Deaths Are Likely a Vast Undercount
2026 is already the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. Four people died over the last month in Pennsylvania amid an ongoing outbreak in the state, which had not seen a measles-related death in at least 35 years. All four victims, including two infants, were unvaccinated (children do not receive their first dose of the measles vaccine…
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“You Have a Strong and Steadfast Friend,” RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers
On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), gave a keynote speech to an anti-vaccine group he once led. Kennedy — a noted anti-vaxxer who has consistently peddled dangerous disinformation to the public — appeared at a conference held by Children’s Health Defense. During his speech, he sought to assure concerned members of the group that…
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Amish Country Is Seeing a Major Measles Outbreak. RFK Jr. Is Making It Worse.
Five years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Amish country, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to address a large anti-vaccination crowd. It was 2021 and the COVID pandemic was still raging; the anti-vaxxer spoke to a crowd of 1,500 people, mocked vaccinations in general, and told them that the cure for measles was chicken soup and vitamin A. Already primed by their religious beliefs to…
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EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts
If you’ve ever looked at a disposable bottle of water with suspicion before tossing it into a bin, you’re far from alone. On August 8, leading scientists across globe published an editorial in The Lancet warning there is “strong evidence” that plastics harm human health and natural ecosystems at every stage of production and consumption — from fracking for the fossil fuels used to make plastics…
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