Why People Think Ventilators Were Harmful—And What the Data Actually Shows
It’s one of the most persistent—and most painful—fears to come out of the pandemic. “My dad went into the hospital. […]
If Ivermectin Cured Everything, We’d All Be Immortal by Now
Cancer? COVID? Depression? Baldness?Surely the answer was in a horse paste tube all along. If the internet is to be
How a YouTube Video Turned a Dog Dewormer Into a Cancer Conspiracy
It started with a story. A man—Joe Tippens—said he had terminal cancer. Doctors had given up hope. So, with nothing
They Lied About OxyContin. But That’s Why It Was a Scandal.
You’ve heard the story. A powerful pharmaceutical company, Purdue Pharma, aggressively marketed OxyContin while downplaying its addictive potential. They pushed
The Greatest Public Health Successes Are Invisible. And That’s Why We Doubt Them.
When was the last time you worried about your child catching polio at the local swimming pool? When did you
The People Behind Public Health Aren’t Who You Think They Are
We tend to picture public health as a building. Maybe a bland government office. Maybe a logo on a letterhead.A
You’re Right to Distrust Big Pharma. But That Doesn’t Mean Vaccines Are a Scam.
Let’s be honest:There are real reasons to be angry at Big Pharma.Your frustration? It’s not irrational. It’s not paranoia.It’s earned.
The Confidence Trap: How ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Fools Us All
YouTube made him sure. Reddit made him confident. TikTok made him loud.But when the hospital doors closed behind him, the
Why That Highway Bridge Near Your House Is One of the Most Amazing Things You Never Think About
Every day, without hesitation, you drive across it. The overpass that carries you to work.The flyover above the train tracks.The
Because the Polio Vaccine Worked, We Don’t Fear Polio Anymore. That’s the Problem.
There was a time when every parent in America went to bed afraid of a cough.Not because of COVID.Not because
This One Policy Change Could Set Children’s Dental Health Back 50 Years
We’ve come a long way in preventing pain we can’t remember. Ask anyone who grew up in the 1940s or
The Mask Controversy That Broke America—And What We Missed
At first, it was just a scarf. A bandana. Something—anything—to feel a little safer on that early grocery run in