The article by Dorit Rubinstein Reiss discusses the Trump administration’s proposed regulations on federal grants, which could severely impact scientific research by empowering political appointees over peer review. It highlights the importance of public comments on the rule, emphasizing potential… Read More »Comment on the government’s proposal to regulate science grants
On January 21, 2024, the Trump administration directed the CDC and FDA to pause external communications, threatening public health by hindering disease monitoring and warnings. This decision raises concerns about managing health crises, especially if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assumes… Read More »Trump orders CDC and FDA to pause external communications
The article by Professor Dorit Rubinstein Reiss examines the complexities of presidential appointments, particularly under Donald Trump. It details the categories of appointed officials, their confirmation processes, and the implications of recess appointments. Reiss also highlights concerns regarding political influences… Read More »Presidential appointments — how Trump can give us RFK Jr
The post outlines concerns about the potential negative impact on vaccine policies if Donald Trump or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were elected President. It highlights fears that Trump could weaken the CDC, FDA, and the Vaccines for Children Program, leading… Read More »Donald Trump hates vaccines and it will harm our children
Donald Trump threatens to defund schools implementing vaccine mandates, possibly risking a public health catastrophe by endangering vaccine rates for diseases like measles, which is highly contagious and potentially fatal. Historically, school vaccine mandates have been crucial in nearly eradicating… Read More »The Trump school vaccine plan will be a public health catastrophe
A recent analysis of voting patterns of Democrats and Republicans show that Democratic areas have higher COVID-19 vaccine rates.
Newly published research shows that Republican voters had higher excess deaths than Democrats once COVID-19 vaccines became available.
Anti-abortion activists like to make the false claim that abortions increase the risk of breast cancer. Those claims are debunked by science.
California State Senator Richard Pan is a physician who was instrumental in leading the charge for SB277, the law that eliminated personal belief exemptions to vaccinations by California school-age children. Senator or Dr. Pan, your choice I presume, has been dedicated to the health of children in the state of California, sponsoring bills that attempt to improve the healthcare of children across the state.
Unless you’re a vaccine denier, SB277 has been an unmitigated success. Vaccination rates have skyrocketed across the state, meaning more children are protected from deadly vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Pan deserves a statue in the Hall of Vaccine Heroes, which should include Edward Jenner, Paul Offit, Jonas Salk, and Maurice Hilleman. He’s probably too modest to accept such an honor.
Unfortunately, Senator Richard Pan has been the target of violent hateful racism and withering personal attacks across social media. He seems to either ignore it or like many of us, just stand up to these attacks with reasoned, evidence-based arguments. Not that the vaccine deniers are capable of listening to reason or evidence.
Recently, Dr. Pan was accosted by an anti-vaxxer at an airport in Orange County, CA. She recorded the encounter on video, despite being asked by Dr. Pan to not do so. Well, let’s look at the video, especially Dr. Pan’s responses, which were calm, professional, and accurate.
Read More »Senator Richard Pan responds calmly to an anti-vaccine questioner
In case you’re living under a rock and reading this, the United States will choose either pro-science Joe Biden or science-denying Donald Trump to be our next president. There are a lot of reasons to support former Vice President Biden over Trump, but the biggest one for me is that he’s pro-science.
Science matters. And it matters more than just climate change, vaccines, COVID-19 pandemic, and many other issues that are critical to the world these days. It is also relevant to healthcare, women’s health, abortion, and competitiveness in today’s world.
I know that none of you who read this blog will be surprised that I give my strongest endorsement of the pro-science Joe Biden over that Nazi Republican Donald Trump. But let me show where Biden and science are sympatico with mine. And hopefully, yours.Read More »Pro-science Joe Biden – he deserves our support for President