The American Academy of Pediatrics: Mining Children for Profit
American healthcare is currently providing us with an excellent lesson in what capitalism looks like in the absence of a moral framework. The biggest losers are America’s children. The Union Profiting from Childhood Sickness The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the major professional association of North American pediatricians, has overseen the rising rates of chronic illness […]
Thimerosal to Be Banned from Use in All Vaccines in U.S.
In 1999, the U.S Public Health Service, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and vaccine manufacturers, jointly agreed that any potential risk from thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative found in some inactivated vaccines, warranted its removal as soon as possible. Over the next few years, most routine pediatric vaccines in the U.S. became thimerosal-free […]
Clinical Trials Now Required for Annual COVID Shots Given to Healthy Adults
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that new clinical trials will be required to approve annual COVID-19 booster shots for healthy adults under age 65. In a joint editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA commissioner Marty Makary, MD and the director of the FDA’s Center […]
CDC Picks Thimerosal Researcher for Vaccines, Autism Study
On Mar. 7, 2025, the Associated Press and other media sources reported that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to conduct a study to determine possible links between vaccines and autism. In a prepared statement, the DHHS vaccine policymaking agency said that the “CDC will leave no stone unturned in its […]
Doctors Cash In: The Hidden Profits Behind Pediatric Vaccinations
Healthcare providers for years have been leading the charge in recommending—and often pressuring—parents to vaccinate their children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, strong endorsements from pediatricians played a significant role1 in the acceptance of experimental COVID-19 shots for kids, while parents expressed dismay at receiving dismissal letters for delaying or refusing a barrage of shots. What these […]
EPA Must Reduce Fluoride’s Risks to Children’s IQ
After more than four years in court, a U.S. District Court judge has reached a historical ruling: fluoride in drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” to brain development in children and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must take regulatory action to eliminate that risk. Judge Edward Chen who ruled on the case was careful […]