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Are Babies Born to Moms Who Take This Anti-seizure Drug at Higher Risk of Developing Autism?

Harvard researchers found that taking topiramate during pregnancy did not increase the risk of babies developing autism, but CHD Chief Scientific Officer Brian Hooker, Ph.D., questioned the study’s findings.

27 March 2024

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Surge in Long-Term Sickness in UK Coincides With Rollout of COVID Shots

The number of people on long-term sick leave in the U.K. has risen by 700,000 since the spring of 2021, coinciding with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, according to healthcare commentator John Campbell, Ph.D. Campbell questioned the government’s transparency and handling of the data on disability and deaths.

27 March 2024

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Chevron Hit with $13 Million Fine as Massive California Oil Spills Persist

A ProPublica investigation found some of the oil giant’s spills have been going on for 20-plus years, including one larger than the Exxon Valdez disaster from which Chevron profited over $11 million.

27 March 2024

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Hundreds Die Every Year From Chemotherapy Overdoses Because Doctors Don’t Order Simple Gene Test

Hundreds of cancer patients every year die excruciating deaths from overdoses of common chemotherapy drugs because doctors rarely order a simple gene test — required by European health agencies but not the FDA — that could identify those at risk.

27 March 2024

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RFK Jr.’s VP Pick Vows to Tackle Chronic Disease Epidemic

Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly announced running mate, on Tuesday said she plans to tackle America’s chronic disease epidemic by assembling the world's best technologists and scientists to analyze health records databases, and by ridding science and medicine of corporate bias.

27 March 2024

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More Young People Getting Cancer — What’s Behind the New ‘Public Health Crisis’?

Dr. Pierre Kory and journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer on Tuesday published their fourth op-ed on excess deaths in young people. They called on political leaders to investigate COVID-19 pandemic policies — including mRNA vaccination mandates and lockdowns — and their aftermath.

27 March 2024

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Mary Holland Interviews Dr. Drew: ‘I Can’t Trust Anything Anywhere’

In an interview with Children's Health Defense President Mary Holland, Dr. Drew Pinsky discussed the marginalization of physician judgment, the mechanization of medicine, the suppression of open discourse and the World Health Organization’s overreach in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

26 March 2024

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Appeals Court Paves Way for Company to Keep Making Plastic Containers That Leach Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the EPA exceeded its statutory authority when it ordered a Texas-based company to stop manufacturing or processing PFAS through its fluorination process for plastic food and consumer product containers.

26 March 2024

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Young Children Died at Higher Rates in 2021-2022, as Adult Life Expectancy Rebounded

Death rates among children ages 1-4 jumped 12% between 2021 and 2022, and for kids 5-14 the rate increased by 7% over the same period, according to data released this month by the CDC.

26 March 2024

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Are Babies Born to Moms Who Take This Anti-seizure Drug at Higher Risk of Developing Autism?

Harvard researchers found that taking topiramate during pregnancy did not increase the risk of babies developing autism, but CHD Chief Scientific Officer Brian Hooker, Ph.D., questioned the study’s findings.

26 March 2024