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Several U.S. communities are debating whether to remove fluoride from their water supplies in the wake of comments by President-elect Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who called the mineral an “industrial waste,” looking to remove it from water systems across the nation once Trump takes office. Local journalists who may find themselves covering this […]

Water fluoridation is back in the spotlight as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office with an administration skeptical of the practice. The U.S. first began adding fluoride to water in the 1940s after studies showed exposure to it reduced rates of cavities and tooth decay. However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for secretary […]

While many Americans haven’t heard of Make America Healthy Again — a rallying cry for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Donald Trump’s pick as the next Director of Health and Human Services (HHS) — most do find common ground with Kennedy on at least one health or nutrition-related issue, a new survey finds. Public perceptions of […]

Introduction Fluoridating water has been a long-standing public health practice in most communities across the U.S. and has been supported and recommended by the federal government for decades. Even so, ever since the first U.S. community began fluoridating its water in 1945 there have also been concerns raised about this practice and many communities choose […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skepticism about fluoride has become a focal point in the debate about whether he’s suitable to run the nation’s health department. His pledge that the Trump administration would “advise all U.S. systems to remove fluoride from public water” has sparked outcry among dentists and some public health experts who say that […]

We’re joined by Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who tosses out truth bombs about the corruption and lies in science and medicine. He describes his evolution from being trained in the establishment medical system to being a pursuer of truth and following the data. We cover the fight to take fluoride toxins out of […]

A group of 77 Nobel laureates — a coalition from the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry and economics — wrote an open letter to the Senate on Monday urging lawmakers to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “Placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put […]

IF YOU’D LIVED in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945, you’d have been one of the first people in America to sip fluoridated tap water. As of 2024, about 73 percent of us get the mineral in our water supply. And for almost 80 years, there’s been nonstop drama around that addition. In 1956, Clive McCay, […]

Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’ll recommend that local governments remove fluoride from their water supplies. But the mineral is much less prevalent in the drinking water of some states than others, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Less than one-tenth of Hawaii’s municipally served […]

Fluoridation is the vampire of public health debate that has regained new life even as we speak. It’s been called one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, but toss in a dash of lost autonomy and a sprinkle of possible harm, and once again, we’re arguing over whether it’s a modern […]