Health Topics du Jour

This was an interesting piece from Katerina Kavvalos:

"You cannot rescue someone who is committed to the story which justifies their dysfunction. A victim mindset can never create victory, because you will always destroy what you do not believe you deserve. And you cannot save someone who is addicted to their own pain. Because when you choose not to heal, you are actively choosing to stay broken and if you keep trying to carry them, you will eventually collapse under the weight of their words. So that is why distance is not cruel. Distance is protection. Because saving yourself is sometimes the only way not to lose yourself."

Children’s health is increasingly caught between unsafe chemicals, aggressive pharma marketing and rising drug costs. Recent US proposals focus on removing unapproved fluoride drugs for children, easing biosimilar rules to lower prices, re-examining links between autism and clustered vaccine schedules, revising nutrition guidelines, probing Tylenol's prenatal risks, promoting breastfeeding's protective effects, and forcing insurers to pass discounts directly to patients. MAHA is tracking and influencing these shifts through HHS and FDA policy work (see here).

The MAHA Summit gathered leaders from government, science, medicine, technology, food systems, and grassroots groups to focus on reducing chronic disease and improving American health. Discussions centred on cleaner environments, better food, ethical science, patient-first care, and protecting personal health data. The event highlighted shared values and a unified reform agenda.

See here.