Gary Schwitzer
@garyschw.bsky.social
Health care journalist for 50 years, now retired except for his Substack. Published HealthNewsReview.org for 16 years. Helping people improve their critical thinking about health care.
He did anything he could to win the job. Then he said “to hell with that.” youtu.be/9R0A80V-HWY?...
RFK Jr. Made Lots of Promises. He’s Broken Many of Them.
YouTube video by KFF Health News
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February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
He did anything he could to win the job. Then he said “to hell with that.” youtu.be/9R0A80V-HWY?...
CDC website has no disclosures from Martin Kulldorf or Robert Malone; both were paid in vaccine litigation. Where are the ethics forms? apnews.com/article/rfk-...
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
CDC website has no disclosures from Martin Kulldorf or Robert Malone; both were paid in vaccine litigation. Where are the ethics forms? apnews.com/article/rfk-...
“You fed those people false information to create the distrust, and now you’re sweeping into power and you’re going to cure the distrust by promoting the same disinformation.” apnews.com/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
“You fed those people false information to create the distrust, and now you’re sweeping into power and you’re going to cure the distrust by promoting the same disinformation.” apnews.com/article/rfk-...
Another federal gov’t. assault on Minnesota stifled. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Cut $600 Million in Health Funds
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Another federal gov’t. assault on Minnesota stifled. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Sagging public confidence in the BOMB squad - “Bobby,” Oz, Makary, Bhattacharya. Here’s a wrap on their week so far. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing the BOMB squad health policy news summary
Acronym for federal health folks: "Bobby" (as Trump calls him), Oz, Makary & Bhattacharya
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February 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Sagging public confidence in the BOMB squad - “Bobby,” Oz, Makary, Bhattacharya. Here’s a wrap on their week so far. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/introducin...
Just 2 days after the first Health News Pinocchio Award, here’s #2 - for Oz claiming that RFK Jr. “has been at the very front” of advocating for measles vaccines. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/2nd-health...
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Just 2 days after the first Health News Pinocchio Award, here’s #2 - for Oz claiming that RFK Jr. “has been at the very front” of advocating for measles vaccines. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/2nd-health...
Analysis of ads for “simple blood test” for multicancer early detection that missed more cancers than it found. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Analysis of ads for “simple blood test” for multicancer early detection that missed more cancers than it found. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
An estimated $48 million spent on a couple of minutes of health-related Super Bowl commercials. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
An estimated $48 million spent on a couple of minutes of health-related Super Bowl commercials. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
Guess who wins the inaugural award? garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing the “Health News Pinocchio Award”
For the most egregious recent lie about health care that caught my eye.
garyschwitzer.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Guess who wins the inaugural award? garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/introducin...
Live from the heart of ICE-occupied Minneapolis: The Gated Community presents a free streaming concert of protest songs and original material. All donations will go to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. thegatedcommunityband.com/home
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Live from the heart of ICE-occupied Minneapolis: The Gated Community presents a free streaming concert of protest songs and original material. All donations will go to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. thegatedcommunityband.com/home
Another troublesome Super Bowl ad. Buyer beware. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Hims, other telehealth platforms push multi-cancer detection tests before evidence of benefit
Test makers and telehealth providers say they want to give people a chance to catch cancers early and seek treatment.
www.statnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Another troublesome Super Bowl ad. Buyer beware. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Yay, NewsGuard. Sue the hell out of ‘em. open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
Why We've Just Sued the Government
Sharing A Statement from NewsGuard's Co-Founders About Our Fight for Freedom of Speech
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Yay, NewsGuard. Sue the hell out of ‘em. open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
> Half of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s performance. KFF Poll on Health Information & Trust. www.kff.org/health-infor...
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
> Half of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s performance. KFF Poll on Health Information & Trust. www.kff.org/health-infor...
The man is out of control. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The man is out of control. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
It’s very simple to say a problem is “huge” when you don’t provide any evidence. That’s what Dr. Oz did, claiming Russian-Armenian mafia in LA are running fraudulent hospice clinics. If you have evidence, let’s see it. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/giving-no-...
February 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It’s very simple to say a problem is “huge” when you don’t provide any evidence. That’s what Dr. Oz did, claiming Russian-Armenian mafia in LA are running fraudulent hospice clinics. If you have evidence, let’s see it. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/giving-no-...
In what has become standard practice for federal health agency heads - RFK Jr., Marty Makary, and now Dr. Oz - bold claims have been made without any evidence provided to back them up.
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Giving no evidence, Oz claims “Russian-Armenian mafia” in LA hospices
California governor sues Oz with civil rights complaint
garyschwitzer.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
In what has become standard practice for federal health agency heads - RFK Jr., Marty Makary, and now Dr. Oz - bold claims have been made without any evidence provided to back them up.
garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/giving-no-...
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These are headlines about all 3 of the new health news hires by CBS News. They are newsmakers, for sure, but not always admirably. And they are not journalists. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
These are headlines about all 3 of the new health news hires by CBS News. They are newsmakers, for sure, but not always admirably. And they are not journalists. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
Trust in CBS News plummets after 19 new non-journalist hires. The health-related hires all have considerable baggage. Cronkite & Murrow must be rolling over in their graves. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
The CBS Eye is now black-and-blue
Closer look at 3 new health contributors is concerning.
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Trust in CBS News plummets after 19 new non-journalist hires. The health-related hires all have considerable baggage. Cronkite & Murrow must be rolling over in their graves. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...
#SuperBowlLX health-related commercials’ flaws. Two promote screening tests with giggles and glitz, but little substance. Telehealth companies, GLP-1 claims, celebrities. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/more-flaws...
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
#SuperBowlLX health-related commercials’ flaws. Two promote screening tests with giggles and glitz, but little substance. Telehealth companies, GLP-1 claims, celebrities. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/more-flaws...
The siege continues - now two months old. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Federal immigration surge and Minnesota’s pushback continue
Protests, vigils and ringing church bells planned across the metro as two-month-long Operation Metro Surge goes on.
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The siege continues - now two months old. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
“Putting theater kids in charge of a sensitive law enforcement operation was a mistake. That error was compounded by who was sent to carry out their orders.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Minnesota could finally teach Trump the limits of theatrics
The president is learning a hard lesson about policy versus personnel.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“Putting theater kids in charge of a sensitive law enforcement operation was a mistake. That error was compounded by who was sent to carry out their orders.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Talk of “de-escalate…drawdown” increasingly sounds like a smoke screen. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Talk of “de-escalate…drawdown” increasingly sounds like a smoke screen. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Disgusting, but sadly, not surprising. www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Disgusting, but sadly, not surprising. www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
Reflections on an awful past year of US health policy. Rising costs, less vaccine access, more preventable outbreaks, mind-boggling agency direction. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/an-unhealt...
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Reflections on an awful past year of US health policy. Rising costs, less vaccine access, more preventable outbreaks, mind-boggling agency direction. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/an-unhealt...
Another Trump flip-flop www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Trump Called for ‘De-Escalation’ in Minneapolis. It Didn’t Last Long.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Another Trump flip-flop www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...