Government Expands U.S. Glyphosate Production and Liability Protections
President Trump issued an Executive Order on Feb. 18, 2026 prioritizing domestic production of glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, calling it critical to national security. Glyphosate has been the subject of extensive litigation in recent years and has been classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by some international health agencies, including the […]
CDC Awards $1.6 Million Grant to Study Hepatitis B Vaccination in Newborns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to Danish researchers to study hepatitis B vaccination in newborns, with a stated focus on determining the optimal timing and delivery of the vaccine routinely administered in the U.S. to infants on their first day after birth. Researchers from […]
U.S. May Again Move to Withdraw from WHO
The incoming Trump administration plans to withdraw the United States from membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) on Jan. 20, 2025—the first day of President Trump’s second term. The move was originally reported by the Financial Times on Dec. 22, 2024.1 2 3 4 5 “I have it on good authority that he plans […]
Bird Flu Outbreaks & the WHO/IHR Pandemic Treaty Push
Even as U.S. health agencies and the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are being heavily criticized for their botched response to the COVID-19 pandemic,1 2 3 WHO officials are ramping up pressure on all nations to sign a WHO pandemic treaty and amendments to the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR), which will give them […]
Texas Man and Dairy Cattle Test Positive for Bird Flu
A man in Texas has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu after direct exposure to infected dairy cattle. While this is the second recent case of bird flu identified in humans in the United States, it is the first time the disease has been found in dairy cattle.1 The first case of H5N1 in […]
CDC Reveals COVID Shot Mandates Backfired
New state-level data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that the Biden administration’s COVID-19 shot mandates for federal workers and employees of large corporations during 2021-2023 did not influence vaccine uptake and, in fact, reduced uptake of COVID shot boosters and influenza vaccines. The mandates, instituted in 2021, forced […]