Scandinavian researchers found strong associations between different PFAS exposures among pregnant mothers and different aspects of their children’s brain structure years later, Aaron Barron, Ph.D.,…
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Children’s Health Defense hosted its sold-out “Moment of Truth” conference Nov. 7-9 in Austin, Texas, drawing about 1,000 attendees in person and another 1,000 online.…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced a bill this month to protect people’s privacy and consent when they use wearables that track health data. Cassidy’s bill,…
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. Parents used to be able to choose whether to have their young children get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) and the varicella (chickenpox) vaccines…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren claimed last week in a press release that U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reported plan to direct the CDC to…
By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. Molecular biologist Becky McClain began raising safety concerns in 2000, soon after she started working in Pfizer’s Biosafety Level 2 lab in Connecticut. Three…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. After four years of addictive social media use fueled her depression, a 12-year-old girl committed suicide just three weeks after being placed…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. Babies and children who lack paper vaccination records sometimes receive two or three times the number of vaccines recommended by the Centers for…
by Sentient Media By Jessica Scott-Reid American consumers are expected to spend over $13 billion on chocolate and other types of candy for Halloween this year, but even…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. Two New York families are suing their school districts in federal court, alleging that district officials unlawfully denied their children’s medical exemptions.…
Michigan State Rep. Jennifer Wortz, who said she was influenced by the work of Children’s Health Defense, introduced House Bill 5163 to protect parents seeking…
The FDA announced last week that it will take action against companies selling unapproved fluoride supplements for children under age 3 or those at low…
by U.S. Right to Know By Stacy Malkan Ultraprocessed food and agribusiness companies have launched a new organization, Americans for Ingredient Transparency (AFIT), to counteract efforts by the…
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. The Trump administration’s plan to study the use of aluminum in childhood vaccines “worries scientists” who believe the metal is “very safe, but also…
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. Controversy erupted this week over the recent firing of former senior biosecurity adviser Steven J. Hatfill. The U.S. Department of Health and Human…
by ProPublica By Lisa Song Reporting highlights: Unreliable pollution reports: For decades, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their emissions using methods the government knew were…
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the makers of Tylenol, claiming they deceptively marketed the drug as safe for pregnant women despite…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. Autism arises from a combination of genetic, environmental and medical factors — but multiple vaccines given during the early years of life…