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NEW: I dug into the court documents in the case of Andrea Shaw, the Idaho mother charged with killing her toddlers. Shaw insists they died following a set of vaccinations. I looked at how the anti-vaccine movement insinuated itself into this case and her life. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
She's charged with killing her twins. The anti-vaccine movement made her a martyr.Andrea Shaw is charged with suffocating her toddlers. Children's Health Defense says it was the vaccines.www.motherjones.com
Across social media, through paid influencer partnerships, wellness brands are pushing nootropic supplements for ADHD by claiming that stimulant medications like Adderall and Vyvanse cause a host of negative side effects. Specialists say it’s an exploitative, potentially dangerous pitch:
Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to AdderallAds on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are painting prescription stimulants in a negative light while promoting supplements for ADHD that lack evidence.www.wired.comWith US measles cases at a 35-year high and vaccination rates continuing to decline, babies too young to be vaccinated and immunocompromised people are increasingly at risk. Treatments may soon be necessary to protect them. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/measle...
Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be NeededAs the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable.www.wired.com
A couple paid more than $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died, and it wasn’t made public. An exclusive from us and @science.org.
Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made publicParents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation revealswww.science.orgWhy are leafy greens so often implicated in instances of foodborne illness? If you've found yourself wondering this lately, I have answers. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/why-le...
It’s Always LettuceThe cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.www.wired.com
🧵The US no longer meets criteria for measles elimination. Utah's outbreak has lasted for more than a yr. And cases this yr are at a 35-yr high. I talked w/pediatricians treating measles & talking w/parents who don't vaccinate. My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak OutHear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease...www.wired.com
NEW: Taylor Farms is a big player in conservative politics. The company donated $2 million to conservative political groups in 2025 and its CEO has personally donated more than $900,000 to Republican PACs and candidates. It's also spent $810,000 on anti-regulatory lobbying since 2025
Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea OutbreakThe company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.www.wired.comWith the FDA reconsidering regulations on peptides, telehealth companies see an opportunity that could be even bigger than the compounded GLP-1 business. From @knibbs.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/fda-pe...
The Great Peptide Cash Grab Has BegunThe FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs.www.wired.com
Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected. www.wired.com/story/abdul-...
Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health DisasterMichigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected.www.wired.com
DOGE axed the CDC team that tracks cyclospora. Now 1000s are sick, restaurants & hospitals scrambling. What's next? “Cyclospora is just one piece. It's making the news right now, but there are other, more dangerous pathogens.” By @emilymullin.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.www.wired.comAnonymous sources told WaPo that the CDC is investigating shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms as a potential source of the cyclospora outbreak. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreakThe CDC has linked the Taylor Farms produce supplied to Taco Bell to the outbreak of the parasitic illness, according to two persons familiar with the investigation.www.washingtonpost.com