The Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday said it adopted a recommendation from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers to remove from all influenza shots a preservative that anti-vaccine activists have suggested is linked to autism.
Why it matters: The move hinged on the widely discredited belief that the mercury-containing compound, thimerosal, is harmful at the level at which it's included in vaccines.
Nutrition leaders have this to say about Coca-Cola's decision to launch a U.S. product made with cane sugar: It won't make America healthier.
Why it matters: President Trump's announcement last week that the company would pivot from corn syrup was as much about power and asserting leverage as it was about advancing the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
As important as exercising: noticing that you are.
Why it matters: Instead of going on autopilot, maintaining an active mindset comes with major benefits for well-being — that's according to Harvard psychology professor Ellen Langer, who's been called "the mother of mindfulness."
A heat dome — plus the "corn sweat" phenomenon in some areas — is bringing dangerous levels of heat and humidity to much of the country east of the Rockies this week.
Why it matters: Heat warnings and advisories stretch from Louisiana and the Florida panhandle up to Chicago and beyond as of Tuesday afternoon, covering nearly 85 million Americans.
Why it matters: The switch to cane sugar reflects the Make America Healthy Again movement's growing influence over the food industry's use of ultra-processed ingredients.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to overhaul government health programs is extending to the troubled U.S. organ donation system.
Why it matters: Congress and past administrations have tried to address problems like long wait times and cases of lost or destroyed organs. Kennedy is now latching onto dozens of instances in which organ removal for donation was reportedly started while donors still showed signs of life.
