MAHA Draft Report Brings Relief to Some, Chagrin to Others

A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies had hoped.

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This Ohio Farm Community Is a Mecca for the ‘MAHA Mom’

In a neighborhood that appeals to people from both the right and the left, residents strive for a finely tuned state of political harmony.

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Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire

Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.

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Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the bloodsucking insects, it’s been the perfect 13,000-year-long marriage.

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A Killer Within Easy Reach

Pesticides are a leading means of suicide. The tiny nation of Suriname is working to restrict access to one of the most common and dangerous ones.

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Republican Lawmakers and Agriculture Groups Question MAHA Report

The G.O.P. chairmen of the House and Senate agriculture committees said they were “troubled” by the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s findings and urged it to use sounder science.

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Takeaways From the White House’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report

The report echoes many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s talking points on ultraprocessed foods and vaccines, but with some notable omissions.

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RFK Jr.’s War on Pesticides Riles Farmers and a Republican Senator

A health report commissioned by President Trump has been causing angst within the agriculture industry who fear the chemicals will be identified as a driver of childhood disease.

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R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

An unlikely group is coalescing around the health secretary’s drive for restrictions on atrazine, which is linked to cancer, birth defects and low sperm counts.

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