@ArthurAllen202

Senior Correspondent @kffhealthnews, formerly @Politico. Author, The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl, Ripe, and Vaccine. [email protected]

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The FDA hadn’t approved the drug that would effectively treat Debbie Doppelt’s cancer. So her son found the medication in China. @ArthurAllen202 reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/health-ind…

As Politicians Argue About China, US Patients Find Cutting-Edge Treatment There - KFF Health News

The rapid emergence of the Chinese biotech industry has panicked U.S. politicians, but investors and patients caution that a clampdown on pharmaceutical collaboration could hurt everyone.

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Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America? washingtonian.com/2026/10/19…

Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America? - Washingtonian

The sixth-worst McDonald’s in America is nestled between a Chase Bank and a Wawa in a forlorn parking lot off of I-95, ten miles south of Quantico in the exurbs of Stafford County, Virginia. The...

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The Senseless Destruction of East Potomac Park · City Cast DC

It was meant to be a park for the people. That vision is dying — along with a lot of trees.

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carefully reported, cautionary tale of the peptide craze... kffhealthnews.org/public-hea…

People Say These Peptides Hurt Them. Their Stories Are Muffled in MAHA’s Push for Medical Freedom....

People who have taken experimental peptides, such as BPC-157, complain of migraines, eye pain, fatigue, and more. Learning whether these popular but unproven drugs are to blame may become harder if...

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(((Dorit Reiss)))@doritmiOct 13
A real loss. She was a wonderful journalist and a caring person. "Helen Branswell, a renowned infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials around the world ...died Tuesday at age 69." statnews.com/2026/10/13/hele…

Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69

Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

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Sarah Despres@sarahdespresOct 4
She wanted a measles vaccine to protect herself but couldn’t get one bc her cancer made her immunocompromised. She died of measles. The very real risk of the “natural immunity” strategy @seckennedy promotes. inquirer.com/health/measles-…

A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three...

After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system.

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Eric Edholm
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the lookback is so disrespectful
Seattle Seahawks
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Put the league on notice. Halftime MVP: BANANA 🐾
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How Florida fights to hide insurers’ finances sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/19/…

How Florida fights to hide insurers’ finances

A secret report shows which Florida insurers claimed losses as affiliates made billions. The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel destroy the report or face legal action.

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Christina Jewett@By_CJewettSep 18
One speaker said "the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” at the conference for the group @SecKennedy founded. He got a standing ovation. Kennedy followed, assuring 290 people that he was working "methodically" on their behalf: nytimes.com/2026/09/17/healt…

Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ (Gift Article)

The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”

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Appalling and heartbreaking latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

The U.S. freed political prisoners in Nicaragua. Now Trump is trying to deport them.

Journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents who were persecuted in Nicaragua and sought safety in the U.S. are increasingly being targeted for deportation.

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RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak

The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law

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Very important piece. kffhealthnews.org/race-and-h…

V-Safe: How Everyday People Help the CDC Track Covid Vaccine Safety With Their Phones - KFF Health...

V-safe is a new safety monitoring system that lets anyone who has been vaccinated against covid-19 report possible side effects directly to federal health officials. Experts believe the smartphone...

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This is one of the scariest unexplored trends in healthcare. I pull back the curtain. Good for business. New traps for patients. @KFFHealthNews @CBSNews kffhealthnews.org/news/verti…

The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands to Patient Bills - KFF Health News

The true cost of “vertical integration”: patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer’s wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug...

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How Much of a Cancer Drug Is Too Much? Patients, Researchers Challenge @FDA -Approved Dosages via @ArthurAllen202 kffhealthnews.org/health-ind…
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How we know that splitting up the MMR vaccine could be dangerous statnews.com/2026/08/11/how-… via @statnews

How we know that splitting up the MMR vaccine could be dangerous

It's no mystery. History tells us that President Trump’s executive order calling for the MMR to be split into separate shots could do real harm.

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“Americans have been advised by top health officials to second-guess traditional scientific expertise; some of those same officials now profess neutrality as they make “gold-standard science” their euphemism for political control. For decades, Fauci stood before the nation to offer steady and nonpartisan advice. In tomorrow’s hearing, that voice of science may not be heard at all.” Preview of tomorrow’s hearing coming shortly. theatlantic.com/health/2026/…

The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci

He built an empire. It did not last.

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KFF Health News welcomes letters to the editor. You can submit one here: kffhealthnews.org/contact-us…

Contact Us - KFF Health News

For quick answers, check out KFF Health News’ most frequently asked questions. If yours is not answered, scroll down to the form below to submit one. Are you affiliated with Kaiser Permanente? No. If...

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Setting the record straight: Calley Means foodpolitics.com/2026/07/set…

Setting the record straight: Calley Means - Food Politics by Marion Nestle

Washington Post's Tim Carman reported charges made against my work by Calley Means. These charges are false.

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“While we sit around removing pandemic preparedness grants, arresting scientists, locking them up in some cases,” said zoologist Peter Daszak, “viruses are out there evolving.” @K_Hought & @ArthurAllen202 report ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/public-hea…

American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them - KFF Health News

Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried...

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Opinion | Humanity's Apex Predator Is on the Move. We're Not Ready. medpagetoday.com/opinion/cal…

Opinion | Humanity's Apex Predator Is on the Move. We're Not Ready.

Health systems must prepare for the return of the 'ancient' diseases mosquitoes carry

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