Your Local Epidemiologist

APRIL 1, 2025

Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately. Health divisions are gone, and programs are gutted HIV prevention? Environmental hazard response? Gun violence prevention? Worker safety? Reproductive health? Disability health? TB prevention?

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Mercola

MARCH 3, 2025

Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise in children. Asthma, obesity and even certain childhood cancers now occur far more frequently than they did a few generations ago. These diseases are caused by a mix of factors, including genetics, lifestyle and environmental exposures.

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Mercola

MARCH 26, 2025

While it's better than having blood sugar so high that you drop into a coma, you pay for it in deteriorating health. If this process continues unchecked, it can lead to bigger problems like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or severe liver issues.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

million American men diagnosed with this disease at some point are still alive. 3 But, we're not out of the woods yet — plenty of research is still being done to learn more about treating this disease, and researchers from the University of Michigan have just pushed the frontier. In truth, choline is beneficial for your health.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

APRIL 11, 2025

started touring nationwide to Make America Health Again (MAHA). While there are some great talking points, his advisors—like lobbyist Calley Means—continue to argue that “scientists in the health agencies represent an utter failure.” ” Americans should demand better health. This week, RFK Jr.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 5, 2024

s opinions on certain aspects of the health industry, though he still expressed concerns over some of Kennedy's other health-related views. "I I think you have a food industry concerned about their profits, could care less about the health of the American people. Kennedy Jr.'s

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Within days of Donald Trump’s election victory, health care entrepreneur Calley Means turned to social media to crowdsource advice. “First 100 days,” said Means, a former consultant to Big Pharma who uses the social platform X to focus attention on chronic disease. “What should be done to reform the FDA?”

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