New hepatitis B recommendation reveals cracks in system
Last week, an independent group of physicians and public health officials tasked with developing guidance for vaccine use scaled back its longstanding recommendation to vaccinate all newborns against hepatitis B. The expert panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, instead recommended hepatitis B screening for all pregnant women; only infants born to […]
House Democrats release more photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more photos related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, some of them showing President Donald Trump with the disgraced financier and with several women whose identities are concealed. The committee said it has received a total of 95,000 pictures from Epstein’s estate. Some of the […]
Trump weighs order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug
President Donald Trump is considering an executive order directing agencies to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, according to The Washington Post. However, a White House spokesperson told Forbes that “no final decisions have been made on the rescheduling of marijuana.” Moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III would not legalize or decriminalize […]
Eli Lilly touts strong results of new experimental weight loss drug retatrutide
Move over Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound — Eli Lilly says another contender may be on the way. The pharmaceutical giant announced encouraging results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of its experimental weight loss drug retatrutide, showing levels of weight loss that could rival — or exceed — existing blockbuster treatments. What the study […]
Pentagon to assess US munitions readiness; Trump accuses NYT of ‘seditious’ reporting about his health
In this Media Miss Minute, the Pentagon could soon be tasked with making sure the nation’s munitions stockpiles are ready for war. And President Donald Trump says a New York Times report about his health counts as sedition, and possibly even treason. Media Miss by the left: Pentagon may be ordered to assess wartime munitions […]
‘Disguised dictatorship’: A fight for government transparency amid Haiti’s insecurity
Read this story en français in collaboration with AyiboPost. Violent attacks and threats waged by a coalition of militarized gangs are among the many risks Haitian journalists face to report the news amid intensifying insecurity in the country’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Yet as a rotating cast of transitional leaders hope to restore order across the Caribbean nation, […]
Testosterone for women: Emerging menopause treatment or ‘wild west medicine?’
Menopause is having an overdue moment. Midlife women are talking more openly about debilitating symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, brain fog and sexual dysfunction. Seeking relief, their social feeds and group chats fill with discussions about hormone replacement therapy, or HRT. Lately, the hormone testosterone has stepped into the spotlight. Fans tout life-changing benefits: more […]
Judge considers closing courtroom in high-profile Charlie Kirk murder case
The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk appeared in a Utah courtroom in person for the first time Thursday. The hearing quickly shifted into a fight over how much of this high-profile case the public will be allowed to see. A tense first appearance Tyler Robinson, 22, sat beside his attorneys wearing a […]
Drug war rationale emerges in tanker case; Noem faces calls to resign
The U.S. is now highlighting its significant seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as part of a larger effort to fight drug trafficking, even as Venezuela describes the move as “piracy.” Plus, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced a heated hearing on Capitol Hill over immigration raids and FEMA’s storm response. Critics are now calling for […]
