Health
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Trump is blaming Tylenol for autism. Here’s the context he’s missing.
The most life-changing feature on your phone is hiding in “Accessibility.”
The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.
Kennedy’s support is fracturing. The childhood vaccine schedule could break it.
The year child malnutrition flipped, in one chart.
The paradox of moral perfectionism — and how to escape it.
How MAHA gets American history wrong.
Zeke Emanuel on RFK Jr. and the crisis of faith in public health.
Vaccine guidance has never been more confusing. Here’s how to navigate it.
The US eradicated screwworm. Its return could cost America billions.
Even some Republican senators seem to be getting fed up with Trump’s health secretary.
The case for giving one to your 3-year-old is not as outlandish as it sounds.
Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that.
Trump brought us the Covid vaccine. Now he’s trying to take it away.
A very Future Perfect newsletter mailbag.
The CDC is collapsing. Will America’s health follow suit?
Here’s how this African country is winning the fight against childhood HIV.
US vaccine consensus has officially shattered.
And why fitness culture is a quintessentially American invention.
Jessica Knurick explains how to counter MAHA when no one trusts experts.
Millions more people will be taking a GLP-1 soon. What’s the catch?
Cash transfers can save lives. Just not very cost-effectively.
My brain hurts.
Extreme heat is increasing the prevalence of a disease that hits low-income people the hardest.
There are 90,000 supplements on the market. Do they actually work?
Science says that even moderate drinking is bad for you — and Americans are listening.
Nostalgia is lying to you about how good things were.
Today’s trend goes back way further than the modern influencer.
When curing disease is bad for the federal budget.
The cutting-edge of neurotech can read your mind. Sort of.
mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. RFK Jr. is attacking them anyway.
Why this obscure survey has life-or-death stakes, and what its future could look like.
We have a long way to go in understanding the brain injury implicated in the NYC shooting.
Banning food dye is inconsequential when environmental pollution is killing us.
Tips for keeping kids, adults, and the elderly cool and safe — even without air conditioning.
Some of us are much more sensitive than others.
The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole.
Officials and pilots are discouraging speculation. The preliminary investigation, however, is stark.