David Morens, a former top advisor to Covid Czar Tony Fauci, was indicted on Monday and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting,” according to the Justice Department press release. Morens allegedly […]
Mainstream media are widely promoting a study claiming that community water fluoridation has no effect on IQ, but critics told The Defender the study contains fundamental methodological errors that invalidate the authors’ conclusions. The Defender asked to be included in a media call with the study’s author, but was denied […]
Story at-a-glance Many people struggle to fall asleep not because of pain, noise, or light — but because their minds won’t shut off. The internal noise of planning, worrying, or reliving conversations keeps your brain in a state of high alert, long past the moment your head hits the pillow. […]
Nearly 9 in 10 American adults say maintaining brain health as they age is very important. Yet only 9% know a lot about how to do it. That disconnect, detailed in the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2026 Facts and Figures report released April 21, represents one of the most significant public health […]
The serious-adverse-event signal found in the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 vaccine trials has been in the peer-reviewed literature for nearly four years. Mainstream media outlets, on the rare occasions they address it, have treated it not as evidence to be weighed but as misinformation to be managed — dismissed […]
The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments in a case that will determine if pesticide companies can be held liable for health harms caused by their products if the EPA doesn’t require those health warnings on product labels. A man who alleges that Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer brought the […]
A preclinical study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has identified a biological mechanism linking high salt intake to premature aging of the immune system and blood vessels. Researchers at the University of South Alabama found that a high-salt diet triggers an inflammatory immune response that instructs vascular cells […]
Story at-a-glance Ultraprocessed foods dominate grocery store shelves today in the form of frozen dinners, packaged snacks, and fast-food items. While they offer convenience, they are engineered to hijack your appetite and flood your system with harmful compounds. These products, stripped of real nutrition and loaded with additives, trans fats, […]
This analysis originated as a student project in my Data Science course at Palacky University, Czech Republic. Several students contributed, with Michal Malcik doing the most. It might be one of the more consequential pieces of coursework. Introduction At the beginning of 2022, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in many […]
Story at-a-glance Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published February 13, 2022. In this interview, repeat guest Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a board-certified family physician and author of the book, “The Clot Thickens: The Enduring Mystery of Heart Disease,” reviews the underlying mechanisms for heart disease, which […]