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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Health
    Is moderate drinking bad, actually?Is moderate drinking bad, actually?
    Health

    Just how much should you drink?

    By Dylan Scott and Sean Collins
    Health
    Can you still trust the US government’s vaccine recommendations?Can you still trust the US government’s vaccine recommendations?
    Health

    How to navigate a world where MAHA is setting vaccine policy.

    By Dylan Scott
    The Logoff
    RFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explainedRFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explained
    The Logoff

    The government gives great guidance on vaccination. Or at least it used to.

    By Dylan Scott and Patrick Reis
    RFK Jr. is looking in the wrong place for autism’s cause
    Health

    The autism commission is doomed to fail.

    By Dylan Scott
    Health
    Elon Musk’s favorite drug, explainedElon Musk’s favorite drug, explained
    Health

    Ketamine, the drug that reportedly messed up Musk’s bladder, is a public health paradox.

    By Dylan Scott
    Public Health
    This city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandalThis city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandal
    Public Health

    What happens when the federal government will no longer respond to a local health crisis?

    By Dylan Scott
    Public Health
    How a fix for smoking sparked a new crisisHow a fix for smoking sparked a new crisis
    Public Health

    Uh oh, the quest for a safer cigarette may have backfired.

    By Dylan Scott
    Health
    Does medicine have an overdiagnosis problem?Does medicine have an overdiagnosis problem?
    Health

    When it comes to our health, maybe we should be testing and diagnosing less.

    By Dylan Scott
    Health
    The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explainedThe cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained
    Health

    Why people who work could still lose their health insurance.

    By Dylan Scott
    Public Health
    Trump picked a wellness influencer to be surgeon general and it’s breaking MAHA brainsTrump picked a wellness influencer to be surgeon general and it’s breaking MAHA brains
    Public Health

    A movement fueled by conspiracy theories is starting conspiracy theories about its latest nominee.

    By Dylan Scott