A Brief History of Trump’s False Health and Science Claims

Days after Trump was sworn in for a second time, he signed an Executive Order entitled “Protecting Children From Chemical and ...
CounterPunchOpinion

The True Role of Slavery and Racism in the History of Public Health Policy – and the Growing Threat Ignorance Poses Today

On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including ...

Who is Jay Bhattacharya? The Indian-origin physician and economist from Stanford and director at NIH

Jayanta Bhattacharya, born in Kolkata, is now the NIH Director. He studied economics and medicine at Stanford. He criticized ...
Science-Based Medicine

Natural History

It usually takes me several weeks to write these essays, in part because I am slow, and in part I have more to do in ...
Greek Reporter

Alcmaeon: The Ancient Greek Pioneer of Medical Philosophy

Alcmaeon of Croton, pioneer of anatomy and medical philosophy, shaped ancient Greek medicine by linking health with balance ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek Physicians and the Origins of Baldness Treatments

Ancient Greek physicians, such as Hippocrates, shaped the medical understanding of baldness and influenced modern treatments.

Duke study reveals new origin of deadly lung cancer, paving way for innovative treatments

Findings from a new study by Duke researchers are shifting the way one of the deadliest forms of lung cancer is understood ...

Basal stem-like cells identified as origin of small cell lung cancer in lab models

A new study reveals that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) likely begins in basal stem-like cells rather than in neuroendocrine ...