RFK Jr.’s med school nutrition education plan virtually ignores the role of registered dietitians, while opening the door for Casey Means’ wellness influencers. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Stories like this should discuss limitations of the research, what unknowns or uncertainties the researchers still need to tackle, and independent analysis by others in this or a related research field. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

AP: “public health advocates say Kennedy’s exaggerations are part of a pattern in which he cherry-picks & misrepresents scientific research, a tendency that he has regularly applied to vaccine science, enraging doctors.” apnews.com/article/robe...

This guy will do anything to get more publicity. After all, this is a HUGE issue for the FDA.

The EPA and FCC don’t have much in common - except for questionable leadership/personnel choices. One is a threat to environmental health; the other is a threat to freedom of the press (broadcasters). open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Many recent HHS social media posts have been childish. What, besides more childish imagery, is the relevance of these images? I wonder how the Kennedy family feels about this use of those photos. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Instead of all this tomfoolery, RFK Jr. could be focusing on: an erosion of public trust in him & the agencies he oversees; broad institutional instability, including chaotic FDA & CDC turnover; measles; dropping Casey Means, etc. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Judge puts a hitch in RFK’s giddy-up. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

Most news coverage of the new heart/lipid guidelines was more stenography than journalism. See two cardiologists’ critiques of the guidelines. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/most-news-...

FDA abandoning advisory committees. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/fda-doesnt...

“One of the dumbest things the current FDA is doing is killing this system.” - Matthew Herper, STAT, who’s covered FDA for 25 years. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Some things to consider if you read about a new dementia test. Association does not equal causation. Results vary. Always read the limitations of the study. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/another-bo...

So many news stories about so many dementia tests. Rarely enough discussion about the limitations of the research. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

In September, the FDA’s Marty Makary said leucovorin could help “hundreds of thousands” of kids with autism. But now his agency admits the drug lacks the evidence to be used as an autism treatment. www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/f...

Troubling measles and flu stats this week. 1,300 measles cases in the US. 11 more pediatric flu deaths - 90 total for the season - 85% in kids not fully vaccinated. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/troubling-...

Substitute Iran for Vietnam. The timing of Country Joe’s death is especially poignant. youtu.be/ft0vkKCadgk?...

You better not count on getting a lot of laughs from a comedy about the COVID pandemic. Not with 7 million deaths & many still affected. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/dont-trust...

After all the criticism the Trump Administration threw at Anthony Fauci, he fares much better in public opinion than RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, NIH, FDA, CDC or EPA in this administration. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/dont-trust...

Kennedy is even losing some of his MAHA support. They blasted Fauci but RFK poll numbers are worse. Chaos in the agencies under him. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Leadership change du jour in our federal health agencies. www.statnews.com/2026/03/06/f...

A cascade of conflicts of interest. projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...

Majority of those polled lack confidence in RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz.

“By the time these harms are apparent at a population level, these policy changes will be normalized — and potentially irreparable.”https://open.substack.com/pub/garyschwitzer/p/politicos-pseudoscience-scenario

Stories about medical centers being the “first” with something are often rather empty. If there’s no data, no track record to report on, where’s the “news you can use?” garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/would-you-...

RFK Jr.’s month of molding his macho image. Isn’t this just what we need from a Secretary of Health & Human Services? garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-mo...

CBS News producer Mary Walsh resigns after 46 years, because “We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

On the cover of The Lancet: Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure” Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W

Webinar & radio talk show for Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester NY. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

RFK Jr "is waging a multifront war on vaccines, and confidence in them is waning. His main victims, of course, are kids — more than 3,000 measles cases have been reported since he took office, about 75% of them in children." "But he is also threatening us older Americans." wapo.st/40hAz1H

Woo & wellness influencer Casey Mean’ Senate confirmation hearing today as Surgeon General nominee. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

RFK Jr’s flip-flop on “cancer causing” glyphosate. Environmental Working Group president “can’t envision a bigger middle finger to every MAHA mom than this.” open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

What do we in “the great unwashed” get out of lists like the TIME Health 100? I have a better idea. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/what-good-...

Kennedy, Makary & Oz?!? I’d much rather see a list of nurses, therapists, social workers, chaplains, and immigrants who do the lower-paid jobs in the health care clinical setting. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/what-good-...

Even more turnover at CDC. www.statnews.com/2026/02/23/r...

How can one person lead both NIH and CDC? The Guardian on Jay Bhattacharya: “An ineffectual health leader whose attention will be further fractured.” open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Well deserved. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/s...

Many broad, sweeping generalizations on the TrumpRx website aren’t true. The full weight/power of the US would have far more impact than this limited effort which does NOT ensure every American gets the lowest prices. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/the-troubl...

The trouble with TrumpRx: bold claims, over-promising, “big branding, limited impact.” garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/the-troubl...

I can’t imagine what it’s like going to work at FDA & CDC these days. open.substack.com/pub/garyschw...

Shakeups at HHS. Staff unrest at FDA. “Rudderless CDC.” Uncertainty seems to be the norm in federal health agencies. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/fda-staff-...

This is how the feds promote "beautiful, clean coal." That's your US Interior Secretary with his new mascot "Coalie." I'm not kidding. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/because-cl...

“All of a sudden, I was given a press release with a quotation by myself written in it, and asked to just agree to it,” Pazdur told The Wall Street Journal. Without addressing Pazdur’s concerns, Makary went public with the proposal. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

This Administration's assault on clean air is astounding. Now with promotion of a cartoon mascot called "Coalie" to help revive dirty fossil fuel use. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/because-cl...

NBC: “They batter bodies with rubber bullets & sear eyes with pepper spray…lob tear gas & explosive flash-bangs at chanting crowds…smash car windows…shove people to the ground…ram vehicles & point their guns.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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-...

“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...

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...