Maggie Fox
@maggiefox.bsky.social
Journalist. Health, science, tech in plain English and in context. Truth is not liberal bias. Facts matter, but stories stick. maggie.34 on Signal maggiefox.com
https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/maggie-fox/
onehealthtrust.org podcast host
https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/maggie-fox/
onehealthtrust.org podcast host
Let's be honest - this is a terrible question to even ask.
This may be why some people hate scientists TBH.
Scientific American asked experts which type of Thanksgiving pie spikes blood sugar the most—and how to eat healthier while still enjoying the holidays
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Let's be honest - this is a terrible question to even ask.
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That poor baby.
Infants can’t get their first pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine until 2 months (they just don’t work before that). But vaccination during pregnancy can protect both mom and baby for those first 2 months. Also, vaccinate everyone around the baby — dad, sibs, babysitter, etc
Infants can’t get their first pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine until 2 months (they just don’t work before that). But vaccination during pregnancy can protect both mom and baby for those first 2 months. Also, vaccinate everyone around the baby — dad, sibs, babysitter, etc
Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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Photo: Dan Higgins/CDC
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
That poor baby.
Infants can’t get their first pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine until 2 months (they just don’t work before that). But vaccination during pregnancy can protect both mom and baby for those first 2 months. Also, vaccinate everyone around the baby — dad, sibs, babysitter, etc
Infants can’t get their first pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine until 2 months (they just don’t work before that). But vaccination during pregnancy can protect both mom and baby for those first 2 months. Also, vaccinate everyone around the baby — dad, sibs, babysitter, etc
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Four: Reading 50,000 studies won't matter if the studies themselves are bad, biased, or even fake. Those studies often end up published too, in bad journals and even sometimes in good ones.
I need people who are profiling RFK Jr to not recite, uncritically, the number of studies the man says he has read.
One he lies
Two even if he has read them doesn't mean he understands them
Three it's more useful to take one and explain its problems.
One he lies
Two even if he has read them doesn't mean he understands them
Three it's more useful to take one and explain its problems.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Four: Reading 50,000 studies won't matter if the studies themselves are bad, biased, or even fake. Those studies often end up published too, in bad journals and even sometimes in good ones.
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I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
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November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
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“This is how the wellness influencer industry works. It’s not enough to push the snake oil. You have to discredit mainstream science & portray scientists as public enemies or cartoon villains, and that's what Kennedy’s seeking to do.” @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
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After unprecedented autism-vaccine messaging change, scientists, advocates say CDC no longer trustworthy
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November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“This is how the wellness influencer industry works. It’s not enough to push the snake oil. You have to discredit mainstream science & portray scientists as public enemies or cartoon villains, and that's what Kennedy’s seeking to do.” @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
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It's always harder to get things done in Washington than to stop things. In the case of the ACA right now, inaction means 22 million people will see their out-of-pocket premiums increase by 114% on average on January 1.
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's always harder to get things done in Washington than to stop things. In the case of the ACA right now, inaction means 22 million people will see their out-of-pocket premiums increase by 114% on average on January 1.
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Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
It was a mistake to assign a political reporter to do this story.
What the hell is that photo? What message are they trying convey with it? I assume they asked him to pose like that for them. The only thing missing is a halo.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It was a mistake to assign a political reporter to do this story.
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We always see a surge of infectious disease, including COVID, RSV, etc etc around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Unless you want to gift your fam with a few weeks sick this year, mask up as you travel!
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We always see a surge of infectious disease, including COVID, RSV, etc etc around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Unless you want to gift your fam with a few weeks sick this year, mask up as you travel!
This statement really isn't very clear but here's the part people need to see: "we support the statement that vaccines do not cause autism."
NEW: The National Academies release statement saying the revised language on @CDCgov web page on links between vaccines and autism, which cited some of the academies work, did not provide the full context. 1/2
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National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This statement really isn't very clear but here's the part people need to see: "we support the statement that vaccines do not cause autism."
"If they want to find you and get you, they will.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2311202...
How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders - Inside Climate News
Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"If they want to find you and get you, they will.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2311202...
There were dead deer all over Montgomery County, MD this summer, right outside Washington, DC. No one was testing them for CWD or, usually, even disposing of the carcasses to ensure the prions didn't infect something else.
During the government shutdown, CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Prion and Public Health Office staff were illegally RIFed, and the group is at risk of being eliminated permanently
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While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
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November 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
There were dead deer all over Montgomery County, MD this summer, right outside Washington, DC. No one was testing them for CWD or, usually, even disposing of the carcasses to ensure the prions didn't infect something else.
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🧪 More than 74,000 people were affected by the cancellation of 383 clinical trials funded by the #NIH.
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
🧪 More than 74,000 people were affected by the cancellation of 383 clinical trials funded by the #NIH.
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
Many of these grants funded #cancer research.
When science is silenced, patients suffer.
Via @scientificamerican.bsky.social on IG
These two have made a difference. This prize will help them make even more of a difference.
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
These two have made a difference. This prize will help them make even more of a difference.
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This is propaganda that has been posted by political appointees. CDC scientists were not consulted on this content.
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This is propaganda that has been posted by political appointees. CDC scientists were not consulted on this content.
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Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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This is propaganda that has been posted by political appointees. CDC scientists were not consulted on this content.
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This is propaganda that has been posted by political appointees. CDC scientists were not consulted on this content.
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Have you written about #cancer? The American Association for Cancer Research is calling for submissions for the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. Deadline Dec. 8. Learn more: bit.ly/3LugoJs
The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism is a program of the AACR to raise awareness of the critical role that the media play in educating the public about cancer and cancer research.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Have you written about #cancer? The American Association for Cancer Research is calling for submissions for the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism. Deadline Dec. 8. Learn more: bit.ly/3LugoJs
Swag bags filled with potato chips and mouth tape.
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
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Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Swag bags filled with potato chips and mouth tape.
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Is bird flu back?
Yes and it’s everywhere. I just can’t say no to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social when he keeps asking me back to talk about viruses.
Today we’ll be on IG Live for @medpagetoday.com at 11 am ET. Let’s discuss all the H5 viruses!
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Yes and it’s everywhere. I just can’t say no to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social when he keeps asking me back to talk about viruses.
Today we’ll be on IG Live for @medpagetoday.com at 11 am ET. Let’s discuss all the H5 viruses!
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Preview: Is Bird Flu Back? With guest Dr. Angela Rasmussen. (Yes, we managed to book her again 🙌)
Join us today, Friday, November 21 at 11 a.m. ET on Instagram Live.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Is bird flu back?
Yes and it’s everywhere. I just can’t say no to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social when he keeps asking me back to talk about viruses.
Today we’ll be on IG Live for @medpagetoday.com at 11 am ET. Let’s discuss all the H5 viruses!
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Yes and it’s everywhere. I just can’t say no to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social when he keeps asking me back to talk about viruses.
Today we’ll be on IG Live for @medpagetoday.com at 11 am ET. Let’s discuss all the H5 viruses!
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
After speaking with a relative who just wailed, "I don't know who to believe any more!" I decided to offer some news you can use. There are plenty of places to go for good, understandable information.
Now why might someone who gets a 10% referral fee from law firms that sue vaccine makers want CDC to cast official doubt on the safety of vaccines? hmmmmmm.... maggiefox.com/f/here%E2%80...
Here’s How We Know Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism
I can’t believe it’s 2025 and I’m having to write this yet again.
maggiefox.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
After speaking with a relative who just wailed, "I don't know who to believe any more!" I decided to offer some news you can use. There are plenty of places to go for good, understandable information.
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Vaccines do not cause autism
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Vaccines do not cause autism
Now why might someone who gets a 10% referral fee from law firms that sue vaccine makers want CDC to cast official doubt on the safety of vaccines? hmmmmmm.... maggiefox.com/f/here%E2%80...
Here’s How We Know Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism
I can’t believe it’s 2025 and I’m having to write this yet again.
maggiefox.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Now why might someone who gets a 10% referral fee from law firms that sue vaccine makers want CDC to cast official doubt on the safety of vaccines? hmmmmmm.... maggiefox.com/f/here%E2%80...
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“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website