Dylan Scott
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oh my god. More details are surfacing about the catastrophic incompetence that led to the dietary guidelines' inaccurate claims about a litany of nutrient gaps in plant-based diets
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
oh my god. More details are surfacing about the catastrophic incompetence that led to the dietary guidelines' inaccurate claims about a litany of nutrient gaps in plant-based diets
I gotta say, it was pretty rich hearing Dr. Oz claim there is no evidence for a more specific limit on drinking alcohol:
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Dr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.
RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines ignore his own government’s findings on the harms of alcohol.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I gotta say, it was pretty rich hearing Dr. Oz claim there is no evidence for a more specific limit on drinking alcohol:
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Inflammation is on everybody's minds these days.
But the social media remedies miss the complex biology underneath. I tried to get a picture of what the real, evidence-based future of managing inflammation looks like. Here's what I found:
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But the social media remedies miss the complex biology underneath. I tried to get a picture of what the real, evidence-based future of managing inflammation looks like. Here's what I found:
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The problem with blaming everything on inflammation
What your favorite TikTok influencer gets right — and wrong — about this widespread concern.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Inflammation is on everybody's minds these days.
But the social media remedies miss the complex biology underneath. I tried to get a picture of what the real, evidence-based future of managing inflammation looks like. Here's what I found:
www.vox.com/health/47438...
But the social media remedies miss the complex biology underneath. I tried to get a picture of what the real, evidence-based future of managing inflammation looks like. Here's what I found:
www.vox.com/health/47438...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Measles came back because, paradoxically, our public health efforts worked so well. People lost their fear of a dangerous virus.
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The year measles came back
Doctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.”
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December 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Measles came back because, paradoxically, our public health efforts worked so well. People lost their fear of a dangerous virus.
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The ACA tax credit catastrophe revealed that after a decade-plus of the ACA, Republicans are no closer to having a serious, coherent plan for fixing the US health system and lowering costs:
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Blame Republicans for our health insurance mess
Conservatives haven’t taken health policy seriously for decades.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The ACA tax credit catastrophe revealed that after a decade-plus of the ACA, Republicans are no closer to having a serious, coherent plan for fixing the US health system and lowering costs:
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Do we want a vaccine policy based on vibes? Because that's what we're getting:
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RFK Jr.’s anti-vax committee is recklessly overhauling childhood vaccine policy
America’s vaccine playbook is being rewritten by people who don’t believe in them.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Do we want a vaccine policy based on vibes? Because that's what we're getting:
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I talked with @drtomfrieden.bsky.social about what's happening at the CDC:
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The disaster at the CDC, explained by its former boss
The CDC has lost one-third of its staff this year. What now?
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October 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I talked with @drtomfrieden.bsky.social about what's happening at the CDC:
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Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.
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Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.
Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.
www.vox.com/health/46008...
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icing my knees and feet after coaching two youth soccer games today, I have never felt closer to 40
May 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
icing my knees and feet after coaching two youth soccer games today, I have never felt closer to 40
We took on the eternal question:
Is "moderate" drinking really that bad for you?
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Is "moderate" drinking really that bad for you?
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Is “moderate” drinking really that bad for you?
The confusing guidance about alcohol, simplified.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We took on the eternal question:
Is "moderate" drinking really that bad for you?
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Is "moderate" drinking really that bad for you?
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This is an important quote from Trump's outside health care czar:
“I think you can be pretty expansive about what’s considered waste, fraud, and abuse."
He's referring to the ACA's Medicaid expansion match:
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“I think you can be pretty expansive about what’s considered waste, fraud, and abuse."
He's referring to the ACA's Medicaid expansion match:
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Republicans’ new Medicaid arguments: They’re only cutting waste, fraud, and abuse
A conservative group's study claims there's a high level of improper payments in Medicaid, amid efforts to cut spending.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is an important quote from Trump's outside health care czar:
“I think you can be pretty expansive about what’s considered waste, fraud, and abuse."
He's referring to the ACA's Medicaid expansion match:
www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/m...
“I think you can be pretty expansive about what’s considered waste, fraud, and abuse."
He's referring to the ACA's Medicaid expansion match:
www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/m...
top 10 movies of 2024 for Oscar Day:
1. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2. Civil War
3. Red Rooms
4. Dune: Part II
5. Nickel Boys
6. Longlegs
7. Conclave
8. Anora
9. Flow
10. Rebel Ridge
HM: The Substance, The Wild Robot, Hit Man, His Three Daughters, Nosferatu
1. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2. Civil War
3. Red Rooms
4. Dune: Part II
5. Nickel Boys
6. Longlegs
7. Conclave
8. Anora
9. Flow
10. Rebel Ridge
HM: The Substance, The Wild Robot, Hit Man, His Three Daughters, Nosferatu
March 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
top 10 movies of 2024 for Oscar Day:
1. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2. Civil War
3. Red Rooms
4. Dune: Part II
5. Nickel Boys
6. Longlegs
7. Conclave
8. Anora
9. Flow
10. Rebel Ridge
HM: The Substance, The Wild Robot, Hit Man, His Three Daughters, Nosferatu
1. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2. Civil War
3. Red Rooms
4. Dune: Part II
5. Nickel Boys
6. Longlegs
7. Conclave
8. Anora
9. Flow
10. Rebel Ridge
HM: The Substance, The Wild Robot, Hit Man, His Three Daughters, Nosferatu
today my sick kindergartener kept asking me “what’s wrong with your gavel until I realized he meant the wrinkles when I arch my eyebrows
I am deceased now and tweeting from the afterlife
I am deceased now and tweeting from the afterlife
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
today my sick kindergartener kept asking me “what’s wrong with your gavel until I realized he meant the wrinkles when I arch my eyebrows
I am deceased now and tweeting from the afterlife
I am deceased now and tweeting from the afterlife
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Texas health officials just confirmed the first death in the measles outbreak spreading at the TX-New Mexico border: That of an unvaccinated, school-aged child.
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What RFK Jr. has said about the ongoing measles outbreak
The new Health and Human Services secretary is facing one of his first public health crises. Will he blow up the typical protocol?
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February 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Texas health officials just confirmed the first death in the measles outbreak spreading at the TX-New Mexico border: That of an unvaccinated, school-aged child.
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I means do they *want* people to think it’s rigged?
February 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I means do they *want* people to think it’s rigged?
