How ‘Health Freedom’ Became a Winning Rallying Cry

For decades, vaccine skeptics were a vocal protest movement. Now, they find themselves much closer to power.

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‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks

Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.

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Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature.

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Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is?

There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities.

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

In crowded Kinshasa, two strains of mpox are sweeping through a community that relies on selling sex. Hundreds of thousands of vaccines sent to the country have not been used.

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R.F.K. Jr. Wants to Overhaul the F.D.A. How Would Scientists Change It?

While some agree with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the agency needs reform, their ideas for fixing it are very different from his.

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As RFK Jr. Pursues Bid for Health Secretary, Federal Authorities Begin Campaign for Childhood Vaccines

“Parents have heard so much misinformation,” Kaye Hayes, a federal infectious disease official, said in a statement announcing the campaign. “Many of them are overwhelmed.”

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Trump’s Return May Worsen Financial Woes for Global Health Institutions

The U.S. provides nearly half of the aid for global health, including childhood vaccination, H.I.V. treatment and disease surveillance.

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How RFK Jr’s Longtime Friend Mark Hyman Built a Wellness Empire

Dr. Mark Hyman, a “functional medicine” proponent and longtime friend of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is finding powerful allies in his bid to treat disease with blood tests and supplements.

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How the Right and the MAHA Movement Have Co-opted ‘Crunchy’

Once, eating whole foods and avoiding toxins was associated with a lefty worldview. Now, being a “crunchy mom” is more often about “health freedom.”

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