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Thursday, November 12, 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Former RFK Jr adviser accuses Trump officials of prioritizing special interest groups over voters
Calley Means claims officials abandoned Maha agenda and took money from sugar industry leading up to midterms…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/09/rfk-jr-trump-midterms-maha
Friday, November 6, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Bird Flu, Measles & the Healthcare Crisis: What You Need to Know (Dr. Zachary Rubin; From Bench to Bedside podcast and YouTube)
Bird flu is evolving, measles cases are surging, and healthcare costs are putting lives at risk.
In this episode of From Bench to Bedside, Dr. Zachary Rubin and Dr. Melanie Matheu examine the biggest public health headlines, including the rising threat of H5N1 avian influenza, concerning early flu hospitalization rates, and the potential loss of measles elimination status in the United States.
They also discuss Medicaid work requirements, rural hospital closures, rising Medicare prescription drug premiums, and the disturbing story of a woman reportedly charged $400 for lifesaving epinephrine during anaphylaxis.
Plus, what makes H5N1 outbreaks in mink farms particularly concerning? Why do influenza viruses mutate? And how do RFK Jr.'s public statements intersect with scientific evidence and public health policy?
Science, healthcare, politics, and the real-world consequences for American families.
We discuss:
The bottom line: Public health decisions have real consequences, and understanding the science matters.
01:35 Measles Cases and Elimination Status
05:05 Medicaid Work Requirements and Healthcare Access
09:10 The $400 Epinephrine Story
12:50 Rising Healthcare Premiums
16:10 Flu Season and H1N1
21:10 H5N1 Bird Flu and Human Infections
24:00 Mink Farms and Viral Mutations
27:00 RFK Jr. and Bird Flu Policy
30:00 Immune System Genetics and Misinformation
33:00 Protecting Science and Public Health
34:30 Final Thoughts
In this episode of From Bench to Bedside, Dr. Zachary Rubin and Dr. Melanie Matheu examine the biggest public health headlines, including the rising threat of H5N1 avian influenza, concerning early flu hospitalization rates, and the potential loss of measles elimination status in the United States.
They also discuss Medicaid work requirements, rural hospital closures, rising Medicare prescription drug premiums, and the disturbing story of a woman reportedly charged $400 for lifesaving epinephrine during anaphylaxis.
Plus, what makes H5N1 outbreaks in mink farms particularly concerning? Why do influenza viruses mutate? And how do RFK Jr.'s public statements intersect with scientific evidence and public health policy?
Science, healthcare, politics, and the real-world consequences for American families.
We discuss:
- Measles in America: Why rising cases threaten the country's measles elimination status, and the potentially devastating long-term consequences of infection.
- Medicaid and Healthcare Access: A federal court ruling on Medicaid work requirements, threats to rural hospitals, and what healthcare cuts mean for patients.
- The Cost of Anaphylaxis: A woman reportedly faced a $400 charge for lifesaving epinephrine at an urgent care. Why is emergency allergy treatment so expensive?
- Rising Healthcare Costs: Medicare prescription drug premiums, affordability, and the financial burden on American families.
- Flu Season Warning Signs: Early influenza hospitalizations, changes in circulating H1N1 viruses, and why flu vaccination still matters.
- H5N1 Bird Flu: Reports of human infections, outbreaks in mink, the possibility of viral adaptation, and the risks of allowing bird flu to circulate unchecked in animal populations.
- Science, Politics, and Public Health: RFK Jr.'s statements about bird flu, scientific misinformation, research funding, and the importance of protecting evidence-based healthcare.
The bottom line: Public health decisions have real consequences, and understanding the science matters.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Halloween Recap01:35 Measles Cases and Elimination Status
05:05 Medicaid Work Requirements and Healthcare Access
09:10 The $400 Epinephrine Story
12:50 Rising Healthcare Premiums
16:10 Flu Season and H1N1
21:10 H5N1 Bird Flu and Human Infections
24:00 Mink Farms and Viral Mutations
27:00 RFK Jr. and Bird Flu Policy
30:00 Immune System Genetics and Misinformation
33:00 Protecting Science and Public Health
34:30 Final Thoughts
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
RFK Jr assailed over ‘wildly racist tirade’ about Arabs at Michigan campaign stop
“There’s 500 million Arabs in the world, and yet they don’t produce science, they don’t win the Nobel prize, they don’t win the Fields prize, they don’t win the Wolf prize, they don’t produce literature,” Kennedy said.
A factcheck published on Tuesday by the Associated Press showed that Arabs have won, or been shortlisted, for all those awards in recent years.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations called Kennedy’s Islamophobic remarks “a textbook display of unvarnished racism and bigotry”, and the US healthcare advocacy organization Protect Our Care condemned his “wildly racist tirade”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/rfk-jr-michigan-arabs-comment
Monday, October 26, 2026
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Exit of RFK Jr. ally widens rift in GOP tent - POLITICO
Means’ departure, administration officials said, was the result of his frustration with resistance inside Trump’s orbit to advancing Kennedy’s efforts to discourage Americans from eating junk food…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/23/rfk-robert-kennedy-calley-means-maha-resign-01134066
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
RFK Is Gloating That His Changes to HHS Are Permanent – Mother Jones
Kennedy’s drive to damage U.S. vaccine infrastructure is broadly unpopular. Recent polling shows that six in 10 voters disapprove of his work as HHS secretary. Outside of parties with his friends, Kennedy has sought to downplay his vaccine agenda; as The New York Times disclosed earlier this year, in the lead-up to the midterms, he planned to deemphasize vaccines and spend more time talking about healthy eating. Since that reporting, in a rather queasy irony, the nation has been struck with a wave of serious food-borne illness—with part of the blame going to decreased FDA inspections under RFK Jr…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/rfk-hhs-permanent-changes/
Thursday, October 1, 2026
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Medical and lifestyle data, from doctor’s visits to exercise, should be connected and shared with the government and independent researchers, where it can be searched by AI – including potential links between vaccines and health outcomes including autism and mortality, suggested Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine skeptic…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/rfk-jr-collect-health-data
Monday, September 28, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak
The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/rfk-jr-measles-anti-vaccine-organization
Friday, September 18, 2026
Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania
Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration…
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Long COVID Profiteers (Conspirituality podcast #325)
Conspiracy theorists have decided Novak Djokovic has long COVID — despite no evidence — because he's become an anti-vax icon courted by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz. So we thought it was high time for a long COVID update.
Derek looks at a new Boston Children's Hospital research on viral reactivation, as well as the findings of a 2026 meta-analysis pooling 200,000+ participants.
Matthew surveys the Canadian LC landscape, where insurance-industry money is quietly funding McGill's Institute for Transforming Healthcare and McMaster's FALCON trial, testing the pseudoscientific "Lightning Process" on Long COVID patients, led by researcher Dr. Jason Busse, who has deep insurance-disability ties.
Finally, Julian unpacks Phil Parker's Lightning Process — Ericksonian NLP dressed as neuroscience, with roots in hypnotherapy, cult techniques, and pure "neuro-bollocks."
Interview:
Derek looks at a new Boston Children's Hospital research on viral reactivation, as well as the findings of a 2026 meta-analysis pooling 200,000+ participants.
Matthew surveys the Canadian LC landscape, where insurance-industry money is quietly funding McGill's Institute for Transforming Healthcare and McMaster's FALCON trial, testing the pseudoscientific "Lightning Process" on Long COVID patients, led by researcher Dr. Jason Busse, who has deep insurance-disability ties.
Finally, Julian unpacks Phil Parker's Lightning Process — Ericksonian NLP dressed as neuroscience, with roots in hypnotherapy, cult techniques, and pure "neuro-bollocks."
Interview:
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the deaths were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing them…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/measles-deaths-pennsylvania-excluded
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