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Controlling science and public health policy in the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Hidden research and suppressed treatments reveal the dark side of public health policy

By Diana Lufti

FILE - Florida Department of Health Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a Patient Freedom news conference on March 5, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Florida surgeon general defends plan to end vaccine mandates

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gestures as he speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) **FILE**

Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine rule won’t start for 90 days, won’t cover all diseases

By Ed White - Associated Press

FILE - Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here’s what to know

By Monika Pronczuk and Ruth Alonga - Associated Press

Co-owner Marc Ost at Eric's Rx Shoppe holds a box of COVID-19 vaccines as he unpacks a shipment in Horsham, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road

By Tom Murphy - Associated Press

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Dear Democrat senators: Congrats on reaching new level of stupidity

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Vaccines are advertised outside a pharmacy in Miami, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump delivers warning to Florida about the dangers of nixing school vaccine requirements

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Catalent shows Catalent's MindMed's formulation of LSD. (Catalent via AP)

LSD shows promise for reducing anxiety in drugmaker’s midstage study

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Kennedy appears before Senate committee amid CDC turmoil

By Matt Brown and Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

RFK Jr. denies claim he ordered ousted CDC head to greenlight vaccine recommendations

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Kennedy strikes back: HHS secretary battles outraged Democrats at hearing centered on vaccines

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Congo’s health ministry announces a new Ebola outbreak

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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gestures as he speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) **FILE**

Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Erisafan Khayiki, 80, whose feet are so swollen they hurt just to place them on the floor, grimaces in pain as he tries to get out bed with the help of his wife, Maria Kimono, 69, at their home in Nabalanga, Uganda, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Across Africa, a shortage of care marks the end of life

By Matt Sedensky - Associated Press

Pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Mass., on June 15, 2018. President Donald Trump’s plan to change the pricing model for some medications is facing fierce criticism from the pharmaceutical industry before he’s even signed an executive order he says will lower the costs of drugs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, file)

Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages

By Paul Wiseman and Tom Murphy - Associated Press

This photo provided by Moderna in August 2025 shows fill and finish production of the updated mNEXSPIKE COVID-19 vaccine, in Madrid. (Moderna via AP)

Trump demands new COVID-19 vaccine data as CDC is torn apart

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE- Bottles of medicine ride on a belt at a mail-in pharmacy warehouse in Florence, N.J., July 10, 2018. . (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages

By Paul Wiseman and Tom Murphy - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Pharma tariffs would harm America’s seniors

A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency’s lost work

By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria, which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP) **FILE**

Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 7 and infections hit 114

Associated Press