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• How to ask AI better health questions
  March 13, 2026

  A live YLE webinar

• Top 5 questions about school vaccination requirements
  March 11, 2026

  The most effective vaccine program in American history doesn’t require a single new drug, clinical trial, or breakthr...

• Cue the allergies and time change, the flu vaccine process is starting, WH's impact on Tylenol, and good news
  March 10, 2026

  The Dose (March 10)

• 5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr.
  March 04, 2026

  Common rhetorical tricks that are trending right now

• Hep B vaccine rates declining, RSV is having a late surge, more disease=more economic cost, AI and triage, and the U.S. surgeon general
  March 03, 2026

  The Dose (March 3)

• Measles and echo chambers, fresh science, and more
  February 27, 2026

  Behind the Curtain (Feb 27)

• The test of open dialogue
  February 25, 2026

  In the face of Jay Bhattacharya as the new CDC Director

• Endangerment Finding, bird flu, what counts as professional degrees, and more
  February 24, 2026

  The Dose (Feb 24)

• Update on moving parts for vaccine policy
  February 20, 2026

  And some communication tips for the moment.

• Halting vaccine innovation, younger colorectal cancer deaths, lingering flu, and good news
  February 18, 2026

  The Dose (February 18)

• What’s new in the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines and why it matters (or doesn't)
  February 11, 2026

  Federal nutrition advice has evolved over the years.

• TrumpRx, Super Bowl commercials, flu B is here, and more
  February 10, 2026

  The Dose (February 10)

• Do clinicians make money off of vaccines?
  February 04, 2026

  Your top questions answered

• Nipah in India, measles is the first building block to fall, flu increasing again, and US out but CA in on WHO
  February 03, 2026

  The Dose (Feb 3)

• Institutional blind spots, 5 fascinating studies fresh of the press, and more
  January 30, 2026

  Behind the Curtain (January 30)

• Shared decision-making, informed consent, and the rhetoric of false empowerment
  January 28, 2026

  What these medical terms mean and how they’re fueling confusion about vaccines

• Community and crisis
  January 26, 2026

  What can we do?

• How to strengthen your immune system
  January 21, 2026

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• Measles is off to an ugly start, EPA removes lives lost, ICE and hospitals, and lots of good news
  January 20, 2026

  The Dose (January 20)

• Flu antivirals: What to know and when to use them
  January 14, 2026

  Cutting through the noise