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RFK Jr. suggested Pennsylvania fabricated measles deaths. A coroner just confirmed one
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (261+ words) Conspiracy theorist RFK Jr suggested that two deaths attributed to measles were "fabricated." A coroner made it abundantly clear that measles was indeed responsible for at least one. Regardless of actual medical professionals decrying Kennedy's message, the toilet seat cocaine…...
Texas won't show voters its post-ban maternal death report until after they vote
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (380+ words) Texas health officials set a schedule, then realized when the election was. The state's maternal mortality committee documented that its next biennial report would be published by September 1, 2026. They've moved that date, without giving a reason, to December. The new…...
Cheap squishy toys deemed hazardous, especially if you microwave them
1+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning wholesome American consumers not to microwave squishy toys. Viral videos showing the heat causing the items to expand, mutate or explode are racking up millions of views online: "These demonstrations are dangerous and…...
Is ICE trying to kill this 76-year-old cancer patient?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (503+ words) ICE has imprisoned a 76-year-old for more than two months despite knowing Loreto Javar is fighting Stage 4 prostate cancer. His family says he's missed critical doctors' appointments, is losing weight, and can not reliably take his cancer drugs on schedule…...
German study finds pain tolerance rises during a metal festival
1+ week, 6+ day ago (223+ words) This study comes out of Germany: the dark neuroscientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences tested 122 head-banging metalheads to see if there was any difference in their ability to tolerate pain compared to folks from…...
Mars dust is full of perchlorates, silica, and heavy metals
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (335+ words) NASA created a Martian Dust Limit Working Group this year to figure out how much Mars dust a person can safely breathe, and Leonard David reports for Space.com on the dust hazard and how future astronauts might deal with…...
Meta pays 16.2 million accounts, including neo-Nazi-linked pages
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (507+ words) Meta is paying for posts that appear to break its own rules, according to an ABC (Australia) New Verify investigation by Lucy Carter. The report cites four accounts that have received payment from Facebook's invitation-only Content Monetization program, including a…...
Your brain guesses at reality instead of recording it
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) Previously:• Your brain just made up the color you're looking at• Stare at 100 dots for 30 seconds, and your brain starts lying about how many things it sees Dietitian Josie Porter, author of How Not to Take Supplements, sized up ten…...
A dietitian’s verdict: multivitamins are useless
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) Dietitian Josie Porter, author of How Not to Take Supplements, sized up ten popular supplements for the Guardian. One of the largest multivitamin trials found a memory improvement in older adults, but it came to "roughly a quarter of a…...