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Antivaccine nonsense Politics Pseudoscience

Amusing factionalism in the MAHA universe

What MAHA reminds me of these days.

Even as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. prepares to face confirmation hearings today, there has been amusing trouble in “make America healthy” paradise. Will it derail RFK Jr.’s bid to become HHS Secretary?

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Antivaccine nonsense Politics Pseudoscience Quackery

Senators: Please grill RFK Jr.’s health nominees with these suggested questions

Grilling questions
Turn up the heat, Senators.

It won’t be long before we’re treated to the spectacle of Senators grilling antivax nominees like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (HHS) and Dr. Dave Weldon (CDC). I exist to serve, which is why I’m suggesting some questions for Senators to ask all of Trump’s health picks.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics

A self-proclaimed EBM expert rushes to kiss RFK Jr.’s conspiracy-spewing posterior

Dr. Vinay Prasad kisses RFK Jr.'s posterior.

He claims to be a “not antivax” expert in evidence-based medicine, but COVID-19 contrarian Dr. Vinay Prasad sure seems eager to kiss antivax conspiracy monger Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s posterior—and embrace his MAHA agenda.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics Quackery

RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary will be a catastrophe for public health and medical research

RFK Jr. being RFK Jr.
RFK Jr.

President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated antivax activist, conspiracy theorist, and all around crank Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. We are so screwed.

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Announcements Cancer Quackery

Some blog housekeeping and a bit of shameless self-promotion

Orac takes this opportunity to explain his absence and do a little blog housekeeping, followed by some shameless self-promotion.