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Mar 14
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Dr. Céline Gounder
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Fact-check: the Fauci hearing, July 29, 2026
This is a partial fact-check of today’s Senate Committee on Homeland Security hearing. Dr. Anthony Fauci was subpoenaed to appear testify before the…
14 mins ago
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Dr. Céline Gounder
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What Fauci's diary says about COVID's origins, schools, and boosters
Part 5, December 2021 through May 2022, is not in the release. That gap is Omicron.
Jul 28
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Dr. Céline Gounder
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The One Thing MAHA Voters Want That MAHA Can't Deliver
MAHA supporters rank cost first. The movement in power hasn't lowered a bill. That gap is the whole story.
Jul 25
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Dr. Céline Gounder
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The Measles Outbreak Is “Slowing.” A Newborn’s Family Still Can’t Meet Her.
Utah’s weekly measles case count has fallen. The national tally hasn’t, and a newborn who’s too young to be vaccinated is caught in between.
Jul 23
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Dr. Céline Gounder
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Underlying Conditions
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You Can Wash Your Lettuce and Still Eat the Parasite
Cyclospora isn’t a bacterium, and almost every US produce-safety control is built for bacteria. Here’s what that gap costs.
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Why baby formula keeps causing botulism outbreaks
Two outbreaks in a year, the same milk supplier, and a pathogen the FDA doesn’t require companies to test for.
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