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CHD Urges Supreme Court to Protect West Virginians’ Religious Freedom and Parents’ Rights
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed an amicus brief in a key West Virginia vaccine exemption case before the U.S.
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Europe to Require Big Change in How Cellphones Are Tested for Radiation
The European Commission has adopted a new standard requiring cellphones to be tested for radiation while touching the body — which is how people…
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UN Adopts ‘Pandemic Preparedness’ Declaration — But U.S. Votes No
The declaration calls for stronger international cooperation and for activating the WHO Pandemic Agreement, passed last year.
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Nearly 40% of FDA Advisory Meetings Included Patient Representatives With Ties to Pharma
The authors of a new study found that representatives participated in meetings reviewing drugs made by companies funding their affiliated advocacy…
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Argentinian Official Who Oversaw Pfizer COVID Vaccine Trials Sued for Failing to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths
In an exclusive interview with The Defender, Argentinian journalist Federico Dario Teijeiro revealed highlights from his seven-month investigation into…
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They Got the COVID Vaccine. When They Were Injured, Doctors, Military and Health Agencies Blew Them Off
In interviews with The Defender, some people — including the family of a person who committed suicide — said their mental health suffered when federal…
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COVID Vaccines Triggered Psychiatric Disorders, Including Suicides
Thousands of people reported mental health challenges — including at least two suicides and three attempted suicides — to V-safe after receiving…
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CDC Vaccine Advisers Made Decisions Behind Closed Doors — Did They Follow the Law?
Comments about the former CDC vaccine advisory committee’s reliance on private meetings and proprietary industry data are raising questions about…
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COVID Pandemic’s Corruption of Science Threatens Patient Care, Immunologist Warns
Researchers who challenge dominant medical narratives may struggle to secure funding or publish their work, even when their research is unrelated to…
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A New Vaccine Injury Center — But Will Anything Change? Most Read News of the Week, Oct. 11, 2026
The week's most-read news, standout reader comments, and a question for you.
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‘Children Are Uniquely Vulnerable’: Read CHD CEO Mary Holland’s Comment to HHS on Wireless Radiation
HHS is seeking public input on the potentially harmful effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation, more commonly referred to as wireless radiation, on…
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‘Nutritional Dark Matter’ in Your Food May Help You Fight Disease, Physicist Says
Albert-László Barabási, a Hungarian-American physicist, told the “Real Organic Podcast” that his lab has identified about 135,000 molecules — which he…
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