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Donald Trump has, allegedly, found “the answer to autism”: Tylenol.On Monday, Trump announced that pregnant women should dramatically limit their use of acetaminophen, known by the…

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services on April…

September 16, 20253 min readThe Problem with Billionaire ScienceScience may need to increasingly rely on wealthy patrons, but privately funded projects don’t always pan outBy David…

Pesticides once appeared to be a clear target for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s desire to “make America healthy again.” Before becoming the health secretary, he described…

September 16, 20253 min readOctober 2025: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years AgoCharming quarks; the first Batman signalBy Mark Fischetti 1975, Advent of Tomography:…

Mary Roach’s previous books include Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Jen Siska/W.W. Norton & Company hide caption…

The UK is “determined to solve” its standoff with the pharmaceutical industry and reverse a 10-year decline in NHS spending on medicines, the science minister has…

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If…

Since taking office, Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the health and human services department (HHS) has undermined vaccines at every turn. He has dismissed the…