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The Fight Over Tylenol and Autism Just Got Messier

March 9, 2026

A close-up of a Tylenol pill against a red background. Half the photo is blurred and half is in focus.

Is It Aging, or Is It ADHD?

February 25, 2026

In gray scale, a woman clutches her head.

The Protein-Bar Delusion

Nicholas Florko

February 22, 2026

An illustration of a bar that is half covered in chocolate

Drink Whole Milk, Eat Red Meat, and Use ChatGPT

Matteo Wong and Nicholas Florko

February 13, 2026

An illustration of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

GLP-1 Envy Was Just the Beginning

February 8, 2026

Blue hexagonal pills stamped with the letter 'H' on a mesh conveyor belt

The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life

January 22, 2026

A purple illustration of shopping bags with molecules over them

I Bought ‘GLP-3’

December 23, 2025

a person standing on a scale

The Trump Administration’s Unintended Autism Experiment

December 19, 2025

A large pile of orange plastic prescription pill bottles, washed in rainbow colors

Yes, Some Children May Have Died From COVID Shots

December 8, 2025

Photo of someone holding a small child who has just received an injection

The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable

December 8, 2025

a shiny and ghostly dna helix crosses an irregularly checked board of black and beige

America Refuses to Go Bald

December 2, 2025

Image of a hairbrush, with drawn hair.

Pour One Out for Weed Seltzer

Nicholas Florko

November 21, 2025

Line drawing of a soda can labeled with a marijuana leaf, with arms and legs, clinging to the side of a shopping basket

America Has a Baby-Formula Problem—Again

Nicholas Florko

November 18, 2025

Photograph of a young child drinking from a bottle

Trump’s Animal-Research Plan Has a Missing Step

Melanie D.G. Kaplan

November 13, 2025

Illustration of a bald eagle in a red room behind a door with biohazard stickers

The Patches That Want to Fix Your Sleep, Sex, and Focus

November 11, 2025

Collage of a person's hands placing several multicolored stickers onto a second person's arm.

Trump Tells Pregnant Women to ‘Fight Like Hell’ Not to Take Tylenol

September 22, 2025

Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump, and Mehmet Oz stand behind a podium in the Roosevelt Room of the White House

Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns From COVID

September 16, 2025

Photo collage of a pregnant belly, three syringes, and a vial of clear liquid.

The MAHA Trend in Groceries Will Backfire

August 23, 2025

Illustration of a tiny red shopping cart full of french fries

The Giant Asterisk to MAHA’s Food-Dye Crackdown

Nicholas Florko

August 8, 2025

An illustration of RFK Jr. surrounded by ice cream

The Man Who Was Too MAHA for the Trump Administration

July 31, 2025

Illustration with a photo of Vinay Prasad cut it half

Should You Sunscreen Your Cat?

Katherine J. Wu

July 21, 2025

A cartoon elephant dumps sunscreen on its head.

A Convenient Piece of Junk Science

May 24, 2025

Black and white photo of the top half of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s head against a black background

COVID Shots for Kids Are Over

Katherine J. Wu

May 21, 2025

A child in a mask getting a shot

America’s Johnson & Johnson Problem

Adam M. Lowenstein

May 21, 2025

Collage depicting pills and a syringe and a newspaper headline against a grid.

Weight-Loss Drugs Aren’t Really About Weight

May 12, 2025

Semaglutide injection pen or cartridge pen for diabetics and weight loss in female hand.

My Snail Mucin Is Caught in a Trade War

April 5, 2025

several unlabeled lotion bottles cast long shadows, in pink

The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum

March 29, 2025

Gum on the bottom of plastic chairs

What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain

March 5, 2025

What Is Hims Actually Selling?

John Hendrickson

February 9, 2025

An illustration of a man checking himself in a bathroom mirror that is reaching out to tweak his appearance.

The Return of Snake Oil

January 30, 2025

A pair of hands hold an elixir bottle with light and sparkles emanating from it

A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF

Kristen V. Brown

January 27, 2025

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A Possible Substitute for Mifepristone Is Already on Pharmacy Shelves

January 23, 2025

Illustration of a grid on which four white pills rest

The Animal Story That RFK Jr. Should Know

January 23, 2025

Photo-illustration with a statue of the dog Balto and RFK Jr.

Time-Travel Thursdays

Milk Has Divided Americans for More Than 150 Years

January 16, 2025

An orange-tinted photo-illustration of milk being poured into a glass

America Just Kinda, Sorta Banned Cigarettes

Nicholas Florko

January 15, 2025

A graphic illustration of a card-like American flag breaking a cigarette in half

Aspiring Parents Have a New DNA Test to Obsess Over

Kristen V. Brown

January 15, 2025

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