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Bhattacharya Opposes Vaccine Mandates, Promises to Tackle Chronic Disease Epidemic
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the NIH, said during his confirmation hearing that he opposes vaccine mandates and…
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Exclusive: ‘Just Normal Doctoring’ — a Texas Doctor’s Eyewitness Report on Measles Outbreak
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St. Louis Schools Ordered to Pay $90,000 Each to Two Employees in COVID Vaccine Mandate Suit
A federal court awarded $90,000 each to two former St. Louis Public Schools employees who sued the school district over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Maine Court Rules Against Family of Child Vaccinated Without Parents’ Consent at School
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a lower court ruling that school medical staff cannot be held liable for giving a COVID-19 vaccine to a…
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New Mexico Health Officials Mum on Whether Adult Died From — or With — Measles
An adult who died in Lea County, New Mexico, tested positive for measles, state health officials said on Thursday, but officials did not confirm that…
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CHD, Doctors Ask Supreme Court to Hear Medical Free Speech Case
CHD, Physicians for Informed Consent and a group of doctors who sued the Medical Board of California have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their…
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Trump’s Pick to Lead FDA Blasts Censorship, Praises MAHA
Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the FDA, appears set for confirmation after today’s hearing before the Senate Health…
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Supreme Court Orders Meta to Respond to CHD Petition in Censorship Case
The U.S. Supreme Court asked Meta to respond to a petition filed by CHD asking the court to hear its case against the social media giant over its…
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Hawaii Kills Bill to End Vaccine Exemptions After Massive Pushback From Public
Rep. Diamond Garcia, House minority floor leader, who opposed the bill, told The Defender it was defeated because the “people of Hawai‘i sent a clear…
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Exclusive: ‘Just Normal Doctoring’ — a Texas Doctor’s Eyewitness Report on Measles Outbreak
Dr. Ben Edwards, an integrative medicine and family practitioner in Lubbock, Texas, is on the ground in Gaines County, helping families whose children…
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Exclusive: Mennonite Community in Texas Is ‘Frustrated’ by Media Coverage of Measles Outbreak
Many Mennonite community members in West Texas feel “frustrated” and “targeted” by mainstream media coverage of the current measles outbreak in Gaines…
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CDC Used Merck’s Cherry-picked Data to Claim No Link Between Gardasil Vaccine and Neurological Disorder
According to a court document obtained by The Defender, Merck cherry-picked vaccine injury data to prove its Gardasil HPV vaccine didn’t cause serious…
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