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Awareness of Alcohol-Cancer Link Holds Steady Despite Omission in New U.S. Dietary Guidelines annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/awareness-of-a…

We wrote about this last month after he made this claim during his State of the Union address. You can read that here: factcheck.org/2026/02/factch… The president repeated the claim last week in a speech in Kentucky.

Is the U.S. at 'War'? Politicians Disagree factcheck.org/2026/03/is-the… via @factcheckdotorg

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"The judiciary cannot allow its educational materials to become tools of advocacy, no matter how noble the cause may appear," William P. Barr writes. wapo.st/3Px1Bja

I was recently interviewed for the Stats and Stories podcast @statsandstories by the American Statistical Association about vaccine skepticism, misinformation, and the challenges of scientific communication. Part 1 of the interview is now available. In it, we discuss the development of the COVID-19 vaccines through Operation Warp Speed, the difficulties scientists and public health officials faced in communicating uncertainties and limitations, the role of social media in the propagation of misinformation, and the broader challenge the public faces in interpreting scientific evidence. In particular, we discuss how seemingly straightforward interpretations of observational data can appear intuitive but may actually lead to conclusions that are the opposite of what the data truly imply. Part 2, which will cover additional contemporary topics related to vaccines, including vaccine safety, will be released in the coming weeks. @UPennDBEI @upenn @PennMedCSO @statsandstories

Public trust in US health agencies falls under Trump—confidence in AHA still quite high #cardiology @American_Heart @appcpenn ow.ly/VzT750YsAv3

New! Lance Holbert & Huma Rasheed at APPC write about new data on news literacy, parents and teens: Why parents should read articles (like this one) with their teenage children | Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/commen… via @phillyinquirer cc: @CivicsRenewal @icivics @AnnenbergCivics

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Americans express greater confidence in federal career scientists and independent medical groups than in the political leaders running U.S. health agencies. @washingtonpost reports on the new survey from @APPCPenn conducted by SSRS. washingtonpost.com/health/2026/03…

Americans are losing confidence in the nation’s public health agencies, according to a survey from @APPCPenn. @NBCNews reports that the survey, conducted by SSRS, found a majority of Americans say they have more confidence in their own doctors, pediatricians & career scientists at federal agencies than the political appointees charged with overseeing those scientists. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

🚨A poll from @APPCPenn says 67% of #Americans expressed their confidence in career scientists working at federal health agencies, compared with 43% confidence in agency leaders overall. Read here...⬇️ vist.ly/4uhsk

Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran factcheck.org/2026/03/withou…

Penn pollsters found that trust in the CDC has dropped under the Trump administration. Respondents valued the advice of scientists and medical groups over federal health officials phillyvoice.com/public-health-…

A person's primary care doctor or nurse is the most trusted on public health guidance, our new survey finds, followed by experts such as @American_Heart, @AmerMedicalAssn & @AmerAcadPeds. @HHSGov Secy @RobertKennedyJr was trusted by just 38%. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide-a…

🚨Medical experts say an @APPCPenn survey, which shows the public has more trust in scientists than leaders at health agencies, reflects a mistrust from #Americans. Details here...⬇️ vist.ly/4udid

After all the criticism the Trump Administration threw at Anthony Fauci, he fares much better in public opinion than RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, NIH, FDA, CDC or EPA in this administration. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/dont-trust-e…

RFK Jr. losing battle to boost trust in public health agencies thehill.com/policy/healthc…

The MAHA movement is recasting the term—developed in the 1980s to help protect patients against paternalistic medicine—in service of its own agenda. wired.com/story/why-rfks…