<p>RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.</p><p>History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a></p>
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<p>Cherise Doyley never expected to see a judge while in labor.</p><p>Yet she found herself fighting a court for the right to make medical decisions about her own body — from her hospital bed. Here’s how her case unfolded.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/flo</span><span class="invisible">rida-court-hearing-c-section?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#Courts</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>Four female patients complained to the state medical commission about alleged sexual misconduct by Dr. Mark Mulholland from 2022 to 2024.</p><p>The board waited until April 2025 to file a formal statement of charges.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/mark-mulholland-washington-sexual-misconduct-allegations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/mark-mulholland-washington-sexual-misconduct-allegations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mar</span><span class="invisible">k-mulholland-washington-sexual-misconduct-allegations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/sexualassault/" rel="tag">#SexualAssault</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/seattle/" rel="tag">#Seattle</a></p>
<p>Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme.</p><p>Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jos</span><span class="invisible">eph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/arkansas/" rel="tag">#Arkansas</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety.</p><p>This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.<br><a href="http://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/childh</span><span class="invisible">ood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/model/" rel="tag">#Model</a></p>
<p>In 2023, the FDA deemed 19 peptides too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies.</p><p>Now, under RFK Jr., the agency is poised to reverse itself — despite the fact that few clinical studies support claims of the peptides’ effectiveness or safety.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/peptide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/peptide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pep</span><span class="invisible">tide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/peptides/" rel="tag">#Peptides</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/pharmacy/" rel="tag">#Pharmacy</a></p>
<p>Some facts on <a href="/tags/worldwaterday/" rel="tag">#worldwaterday</a></p><p> ●Women and girls in <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> spend an average of 6-8 hours a day on a gruelling and humiliating journey to fetch a few litres of water. </p><p>●land The average Gazan receives 3-15 liters of water per day (mostly brackish water), while the per capita share of potable water does not exceed 2 liters, which is less than 15% of the minimum standard according to World <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> Organization standards.</p><p><a href="https://chuffed.org/project/help-mai-and-the-gaza-camp-kids" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chuffed.org/project/help-mai-and-the-gaza-camp-kids"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chuffed.org/project/help-mai-a</span><span class="invisible">nd-the-gaza-camp-kids</span></a> <br><a href="/tags/worldwaterday2026/" rel="tag">#worldwaterday2026</a> <a href="/tags/gazagenocide/" rel="tag">#gazagenocide</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#palestine</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/ww3/" rel="tag">#ww3</a></p>
<p>I know most people here don't need to hear this, so maybe just pass this along to your less techy friends and family members, but: please, do not go to ChatGPT for medical advice.</p><p>"For example, in response to telling it about a fictional pain in my right side, it cited the guardrail and suggested relaxation techniques, but ultimately took me through a series of possible causes that escalated in severity."</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/chatgpt-health-anxiety/686603/?gift=IaTMqerMHTZL-ib0ALx6bbfXdr4zgjwghWmVOZ9_cgU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/chatgpt-health-anxiety/686603/?gift=IaTMqerMHTZL-ib0ALx6bbfXdr4zgjwghWmVOZ9_cgU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theatlantic.com/technology</span><span class="invisible">/2026/04/chatgpt-health-anxiety/686603/?gift=IaTMqerMHTZL-ib0ALx6bbfXdr4zgjwghWmVOZ9_cgU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#ChatGPT</a></p>