How many of us heard some variation of this from their mom: “If your friends jumped off a cliff (or bridge), would you do it too?” If RFK Jr told you to treat measles with vitamin A, would you do it too? “A team from Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts analyzed Google search trends data […]

“As of March 27, 2025, a total of 483 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 20 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.” Meanwhile, leaders at the CDC ordered staff this week not […]

HHS Secretary Kennedy wrote some comments about Vitamin A (e.g., cod liver oil) therapy for measles in a Fox News column about the measles outbreak in Texas. As we have come to expect from the anti-vaxxer RFK Jr, his medical advice was misleading: “But they lack important context, said Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccine expert […]