5 min read HEALTH SECRETARY ROBERT F. Kennedy Jr.’s previous go-to scapegoat for autism was vaccines. Now, it’s Tylenol and circumcision. Yes, really. In a Cabinet meeting on October 9th, Kennedy—who is neither a medical doctor nor an autism researcher—reignited a controversial, long-debunked claim that boys who undergo circumcision are “twice as likely” to be
Connie Nxumalo. Department of Social Development Deputy director-general of welfare services Connie Nxumalo has died after being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 complications.Nxumalo was at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 and served on national strategy groups.She was also the architect of a Department of Social Development's national action plan to combat violence against…
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. The DA has claimed that R11 billion in salaries was paid to public servants for not doing any work during the lockdown.Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has rubbished claims saying that all public servants have been working during lockdown.Mchunu added that these salaries included MPs.Public Service…
Share on PinterestThere is little evidence to suggest that living at high altitudes protects against COVID-19.A recent analysis found that, compared with lowland areas, there is a lower incidence of severe COVID-19 in Tibet and parts of Bolivia and Ecuador that are more than 2,500 meters above sea level.Lead study author Christian Arias-Reyes — from…
Advocate Barry Roux in the Westonaria Magistrate's Court. Advocate Barry Roux claimed his clients, arrested for being behind the deadly attack at the International Pentecost Holiness Church killings, were innocent.Roux said the deceased and his clients belonged to the same faction at the church.Roux, representing 23 accused, claimed that the investigating officer was falsely implicating…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to