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The Case Against RFK Jr.
A man who asserts nonsense about vaccines and HIV should not be at the helm of Health and Human Services, writes former Harvard Medical School dean…
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Jeffrey S. Flier
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Report: DEI Is Transforming the National Science Foundation
Government-funded grants favor research exploring ‘white supremacy’ and ‘non-normative forms of gender and sexuality' according to new analysis.
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Rupa Subramanya
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‘AIDS Fauci’ vs. ‘Covid Fauci’
There’s a big difference between the man who tackled the ’80s epidemic compared to this decade’s scourge: arrogance.
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Joe Nocera
81
Can Pollution Save the Planet?
Attempts to reduce aerosols are actually making the world hotter.
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Rupa Subramanya
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A Doctor Told the Truth. The Feds Showed Up at His Door.
A young surgeon revealed how his hospital was secretly transitioning gender-distressed children. He is now facing federal charges.
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Emily Yoffe
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I Helped Make Standing Rock Go Viral. Now I Regret It.
In my heart of hearts, I always knew environmental issues were more complicated than the way I sold them to my true-believer followers. Finally, I’m…
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Lucy Biggers
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Stop Making Plane Turbulence About Climate Change
After a ‘severe’ Singapore Airlines flight caused multiple injuries, the media jumped to conclusions.
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Rupa Subramanya
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Ozempic: Magic Pill or Devil’s Bargain?
Johann Hari is half the man he was due to the weight-loss drug. He reveals how it changed the world—and how he once got fat-shamed by the Dalai Lama.
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Bari Weiss
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Got Milk? Then You Need the Full Story on Bird Flu
The CDC says our milk supply is safe. Donald G. McNeil Jr. asks: How can they be so sure?
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Donald G. McNeil Jr.
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Eclipse Hysteria. Antiracism in the Maternity Ward. Plus. . .
Michael Walzer on Israel’s war, six months in. Suzy Weiss on marrying rich. And much more.
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Oliver Wiseman
368
Mass General Brigham Puts Antiracism Ahead of Their Patients’ Health
The new policy could compromise the well-being of black women and babies in the name of ‘equity,’ reports Sally Satel.
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Sally Satel
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‘I’m 28. And I’m Scheduled to Die in May.’
Some right-to-die activists want everyone to have access to euthanasia—even young people with mental illness. Are they also making suicide contagious?
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Rupa Subramanya
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