Ultra-processed foods may raise risk of preterm birth and pregnancy complications, study finds Ultra-processed foods may raise the risk of preterm birth and pregnancy complications, a study of more than 6,600 U.S. pregnancies finds.

The analysis of more than 6,600 pregnancies, published in Nutrients, adds to mounting evidence that these products harm maternal and fetal health. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social

PRHE to EPA: Protect people from harmful phthalates Main Takeaways Phthalates are plasticizers that are widely used and present in everyone’s bodies. They can increase the risk of health harms including preterm birth, metabolic disorders and infertilit...

EPA claims it relies on 'gold standard science.' But EPA's assessment of phthalates excluded much of the epidemiologic research and almost all toxicology studies published since 2020. prheucsf.blog/2025/11/05/p...

Each 10% point increase in ultra-processed food during pregnancy was linked to a roughly 11% higher risk of preterm birth and 5% higher risk of high blood pressure disorders, such as preeclampsia usrtk.org/healthwire/u...

The effects were most evident among children averaging just 10 to 30 minutes of solitary screen use on televisions, phones or tablets per day across a week. The average U.S. child age 2-5 spends more than 2 hours a day on screens during the week.
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Solo screen time is a “unique peril” for young children already at risk, researchers report.
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Ultra-processed foods may raise risk of preterm birth and pregnancy complications, study finds.
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Pesticides may wreak havoc on the gut microbiome.
Disruption of intestinal ecosystem could contribute to diabetes and other health issues, scientists say.
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Frontiers | Glyphosate resistance as a potential driver for the dissemination of multidrug-resistant clinical strains The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) constitutes a serious threat to global health. Environmental bacterial communities are a key reservoir of AMR gene...

Glyphosate resistance as a potential driver for the dissemination of multidrug-resistant clinical strains. "This suggests that intensive glyphosate use may accelerate the dissemination of AMR [antimicrobial resistance]."
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Pharma bribery corrupts health care, puts patients at risk, new review warns Sham clinical studies, slush funds and shell companies: A new review shows how pharma firms allegedly bribed their way to drug approvals and sales.

Pharma bribery corrupts health care, puts patients at risk, new review warns. Kickbacks, sham studies and regulatory payoffs distort prescribing and drug approvals.
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United States is cutting ties with influential global cancer agency Trump’s pullout from WHO bars federal scientists from working with the International Agency for Research on Cancer and could slash its funding

Trump administration delivers yet another big win for the chemical/pesticide industry.
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PR firm linked to Gates-backed AGRA edited Wikipedia to remove criticism Investigation reveals PR firm linked to Gates-backed AGRA used fake Wikipedia accounts to delete criticism and research showing it failed to meet its goals.

PR firm linked to Gates-backed AGRA edited Wikipedia to remove criticism
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How biotech giant Bayer landed a win that made MAHA furious The company says it told the White House that it would take Roundup off the market if it didn’t get reassurances about MAHA’s ire for the industry.

How biotech giant Bayer landed a win that made MAHA furious. "Bayer’s CEO met with top White House officials last year..."
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Five ways that transparency failures harm our health Five transparency failings – FOIA shortcomings, weak congressional oversight, dark money, poor lobbying disclosure and court secrecy – harm our health.

Five ways that transparency failures harm our health: our statement for a Senate hearing on Sunshine Week
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NIH files reveal broader coronavirus engineering research before COVID-19 Scientists across multiple U.S.-funded projects proposed altering spike proteins and cleavage sites in bat viruses.

Two new stories:

NIH files reveal broader coronavirus engineering research before COVID-19
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Emails show Wuhan scientist suggested hand-carrying research antibodies to China
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Both stories via
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The CIA continues to stonewall our #FOIA lawsuit for the CIA’s latest assessment of the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, and supporting materials. This is not the “maximum transparency” the American people were promised.
Here is our report to the court.
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How to explain glyphosate hypocrisy? Bayer's lobbying and revolving door - Food Politics by Marion Nestle To understand why RFK Jr backtracked on doing something about glyphosate, see the Bayer Lobby Tracker developed by US Right to Know.

How to explain glyphosate hypocrisy? Bayer’s lobbying and revolving door.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to back Bayer again, aided by officials who came from Bayer’s law firms The Trump administration yesterday urged the Supreme Court to side with the German pesticide company Bayer in a high-stakes legal case.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to back Bayer again, aided by officials who came from Bayer’s law firms
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Air pollution tied to brain aging, memory loss later in life, study finds Older adults exposed to high air pollution in the early 2000s had worse memory in 2011 — even after air quality improved, a new study has found.

Air pollution tied to brain aging, memory loss later in life, study finds.
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Tracing Bayer’s ties to power in Trump’s Washington From lobby firms to top officials, a look at how Bayer built access and secured favors from Trump's Washington.

Bayer has secured a string of favors from the Trump administration. What's going on? We looked at the German pesticide and pharmaceutical giant, its lobby firms and their ties to power players in Trump's Washington. Here's what we found: usrtk.org/pesticides/t...

One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding A single exposure to a toxic agricultural fungicide during pregnancy can echo through 20 generations, with inherited disease risks worsening over time.

One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding.
"A single exposure to a toxic agricultural fungicide during pregnancy can echo through 20 generations — with inherited disease risks..."
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Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits

We need not poison ourselves to produce our nation's food. And it is absurd to invoke national defense to perpetuate the poisoning.

Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits. Via @nytimes.com
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Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, Every child deserves a safe and nurturing hom...

Trump's latest affront to MAHA, and a sweetheart favor to the pesticide industry: invoking the Defense Production Act to support the manufacturing of glyphosate.
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'Safe' BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds Chemicals that replace the controversial plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) may disrupt fertility, fetal development, and reproductive health.

‘Safe’ BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds
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Energy Department's lab-leak pivot likely not driven by new intelligence, records suggest Newly released DOE records suggest the agency's reported 2023 shift in a COVID origins assessment was likely a clarification, not a new conclusion.

Energy Department’s lab-leak pivot likely not driven by new intelligence, records suggest
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Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds Tiny plastic particles reduced hormone levels, slowed cell movement, and altered genes required for reproductive health in brain cells, a new study shows.

Nanoplastics found in food, water, and air may disrupt brain cells that control puberty and fertility, new research shows. Scientists warn plastic pollution could play a role in delayed puberty and infertility. More in USRTK’s Healthwire. usrtk.org/healthwire/n...

Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds Tiny plastic particles reduced hormone levels, slowed cell movement, and altered genes required for reproductive health in brain cells, a new study shows.

Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds
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"Express federal preemption of state food safety laws would be unprecedented, contrary to the shared federal-state power to protect public health and safety..."
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FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products. The U.S.

Good news, even if years (or decades) too late:
FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods
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Contentious Herbicide Is Greenlit in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda

Here's the Trump administration's latest sweetheart favor to the pesticide industry.
Contentious Herbicide Is Greenlit in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda
Via @nytimes.com
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Defense Intelligence Agency considered lab leak scenario in March 2020, new records show Newly released FOIA records show the Defense Intelligence Agency evaluated a detailed COVID lab-origin scenario tied to a Wuhan lab in March 2020.

Defense Intelligence Agency considered lab leak scenario in March 2020, new records show
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