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Forensics: Medicine. ‘One year of failure.’ The Lancet slams RFK Jr.’s first year as health chief : NPR
“A generation to correct….” In a scathing review, the top US medical journal’s editorial board warned that the “destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair.” — Read on http://www.npr.org/2026/02/28/nx-s1-5730372/one-year-of-failure-the-lancet-slams-rfk-jr-s-first-year-as-health-chief
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Forensics: Medicine. Surgeon General candidate never had a license. Listen to this physician take on this idiocy.
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Forensics: Medicine. Meet the WH candidate for US Surgeon General. She doesn’t have a Med license and is a TikTok influencer.
Plus she dropped out of post-doc residency. apnews.com/article/casey-means-surgeon-general-confirmation-hearing-9e25bb95d033e331d40f5b93b3520aaa https://www.rawstory.com/casey-means-2675337702/
Forensics: More like murder than a civil revocation. Montana Revokes Dr. Thomas Weiner’s License, Citing Multiple Malpractice Cases — ProPublica
Oncologist Thomas C. Weiner will never practice medicine in Montana again after a decision by the state medical board. A 2024 ProPublica investigation detailed how Weiner had long been suspected of hurting patients. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/thomas-weiner-oncologist-montana-license-revoked
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Forensics: Medical examiner backtracks on shaken baby autopsy that sent Russell Maze to prison for life
Dr. Bruce Levy’s finding that shaken baby syndrome killed Russell Maze’s son, Alex, was critical in the Tennessee man’s murder conviction. Levy now says Maze is innocent. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dr-bruce-levy-backtrack-shaken-baby-syndrome-russell-maze-prison-rcna248219
Forensics: The Biggest Junk Science of 2025. RFKjr Vitamin A for measles to worm cleansing. And don’t forget Tylenol.
In 2025, the most high profile health quack in America was put in charge of Americans’ health. You might remember what happened next… — Read on http://www.fox26medford.com/news/politics/the-biggest-junk-science-of-2025/article_5dde9fd5-1f3e-5020-8d16-0382b8f66503.html
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Forensics: Junk Tylenol lawsuit by State AG. Nuclear verdicts land Texas on Judicial Hellhole Watch List – Texas – The Black Chronicle
Nuclear verdicts land Texas on Judicial Hellhole Watch List – The Black Chronicle — Read on blackchronicle.com/southwest/texas/nuclear-verdicts-land-texas-on-judicial-hellhole-watch-list/
Forensics: Ignoring science in the US. CDC Website Now Boosts Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
“This represents a new and devastating turn by the CDC.” — Read on gizmodo.com/cdc-website-now-boosts-debunked-link-between-vaccines-and-autism-2000688898
Forensics: Trump decimates health care education in 2026 proposed budget. Anti health education trend continues.
Nursing Shortage Risk: Cuts to these programs could worsen the nursing workforce shortage by limiting educational pathways (like loan forgiveness, faculty development, and diversity initiatives). Research Impact: Eliminating NINR could slow down nursing research, which has implications for patient care … Continue reading
Forensics: Junk Science. Recanted medical opinion ruled “not new evidence.” TN Appeals Court Upholds Russell Maze’s Shaken Baby Conviction — ProPublica
California had to change state law to allow courts to admit an expert’s change of testimony to be new evidence. Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal … Continue reading
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