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We Need a Covid Reckoning, Says Brownstone Institute’s Jeffrey Tucker: Interview
We need to give outlets to people so they don’t think the whole system is just a racket. … so the public doesn’t shut up completely.
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AMA Backs Off on Rejecting Child Gender Treatments
After aligning with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in rejecting trans surgical procedures on children, it turns out the American Medical Association (AMA) is still on board with cross sex hormones and puberty blockers. There was widespread public opinion after a de-transitioner successfully sued two doctors for malpractice—not to mention the impossible-to-ignore link between…
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Plight of Rural Hospitals Draws Congressional Attention
Addressing the growing practice of urban hospitals reclassifying themselves as both urban and rural healthcare facilities, Reps. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) and Carol Miller (R-West Virginia) on February 5, 2026 introduced the “Defend Rural Hospitals Act.” “Urban hospitals are double-dipping into rural-intended benefits through the ‘dually classified loophole,’” stated a Fact Sheet from Rep. Taylor’s office. …
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Prasad Out Again at FDA after Halting Drug Over Trial Results
Vinay Prasad, M.D., is out again as the chief medical and scientific officer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Last July, Prasad tendered his resignation in the wake of a fiery attack by political activist Laura Loomer, who labeled him a “progressive leftist saboteur” after he demanded that the manufacturer of an experimental…
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Prasad Departure Renews Debate on Limiting FDA Approval to Safety Only
In 1962, after the thalidomide tragedy, Congress passed a law requiring drug manufacturers to prove their drugs were safe but also effective before they could market them. The regulations set off a debate, especially in the last few decades, over whether patients should have access to “safe” drugs, even if clinical trials show they may…
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Hospital Files Lawsuit to Remove Discharged Patient- Report
A Florida patient who was formally discharged five months ago will not leave her hospital room, and the hospital has had to go to court to remove her. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has asked a local court to authorize the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to remove the unidentified woman, reported the Tallahassee Democrat on March…
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Federal Judge Blocks ACIP Committee Vaccine Recommendations
A federal judge in Massachusetts on March 16, 2025, has stayed all votes and future meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in the past year, including new vaccine recommendations, due to “an abandonment of the technical knowledge and expertise embodied by that committee.” The “stay” by Judge Brian Murphy of the…
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Democrats and Republicans Find Common Ground on Drug Pricing Fixes
As Americans grapple with the expanding cost of brand-name prescription drugs, Democrats and free-market-leaning Republicans share similar complaints about efforts to bring down those costs. President Donald Trump has been pushing for the codification of most-favored-nation drug pricing (MFN) and making deals with drug makers to sell their drugs directly to consumers through TrumpRx. …
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Congress Probes Hospitals Pushing ‘Organ Tourism’
U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ) demanded numerous documents from the Montefiore Medical Center in New York and the University of Chicago Medical Center about organ transplants performed on wealthy foreign nationals. The demand came following a report in the New York…
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States Sue CDC, Kennedy to Restore Vaccine Schedule
Fifteen states are suing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya, and their respective agencies, over recent changes to the CDC’s childhood vaccination recommendations. The CDC reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children following an assessment that demonstrated the United…
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