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Trump Signs Executive Order Backing HHS on Childhood Vaccine Reform — Will It Matter?

5 hrs ago • The Defender

‘Farm by Farm’: New Documentary Explores How Farming Could Help Heal People and the Planet

Healing the world’s soil could help heal the planet and its people, according to the documentary “Groundswell,” which debuts Friday on Prime Video.

22 hrs ago • The Defender

Pediatricians Receive Little Training on Vaccine Injuries, Doctors Report

Medical school students receive little, if any, training on vaccines, vaccine-related adverse events, and how to treat vaccine injuries, several…

Jun 6 • The Defender

New Mexico Wants a Court to Declare Meta a ‘Public Nuisance.’ How Would That Change Platforms Like Facebook and Instagram?

Public nuisance lawsuits aim to stop harmful conduct, defined as knowingly creating or maintaining a condition that injures public health, safety…

Jun 6 • The Defender

Sen. Ron Johnson: There Used to Be ‘Serious Journalism’ on Vaccine Injuries — But COVID Vaccine Cancer Risks Still Being Suppressed

There is published scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to cancer, but that evidence has largely been suppressed and…

Jun 5 • The Defender

FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Electric Shock Devices for Children With Autism

The FDA missed its own deadline this week to ban electric shock devices used to punish self-injurious or aggressive behavior in disabled adults and…

Jun 5 • The Defender

Woman Confined to Wheelchair Settles With Merck Over HPV Vaccine Lawsuit

A California woman who sued Merck in 2016, alleging she was disabled by the company’s Gardasil HPV vaccine, has settled the case.

Jun 4 • The Defender

‘Let That Sink In’: Feds Charge Two NIH Researchers With Smuggling Mpox Into U.S.

Two NIH researchers are charged with conspiring to smuggle biological materials, including deactivated monkeypox virus samples, into the U.S. from…

Jun 4 • The Defender

Florida Sues OpenAI Citing ‘Serious Risks’ to Children — Will Lawsuits Lead to More Censorship?

In a “first-in-the-nation” lawsuit, Florida is suing OpenAI, alleging the company knowingly deceived the public by concealing the platform’s “serious…

Jun 3 • The Defender

COVID Vaccines and Cancer: Doctors, Scientists to Testify at Upcoming Senate Hearing

Doctors and scientists will testify Wednesday about the “Plausible Mechanisms of COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific…

Jun 3 • The Defender

Critics Question $60 Million Push for Ebola Vaccines Built on COVID-Era Platforms

A global vaccine coalition announced more than $60 million in funding for experimental Ebola vaccines built on technologies used during the COVID-19…

Jun 2 • The Defender

Trump Signs Executive Order Backing HHS on Childhood Vaccine Reform — Will It Matter?

The order directs public health agencies to align the schedule with an HHS federal assessment published in January that calls for fewer recommended…

Jun 2 • The Defender