Episode 208: The Worst Possible Guy for the Job

Life, the Universe & Everything Else

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Ashlyn, Lauren, and Laura detail the many scientific shortcomings of Trump’s pick to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society.

Vaccines: Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary (ABC News) | How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Destroy One of Civilization’s Best Achievements (The New York Times) | RFK Jr: Fact-checking his views on health policy (BBC News) | What RFK Jr could do on US vaccines, fluoride and drugs (BBC News)

Fluoride: Early dental fluoride preparations (Fluoride History) | Fluoride and Oral Health (Government of Canada) | Expert panel meeting on the health effects of fluoride in drinking water: Summary report (Government of Canada) | Water fluoridation (Wikipedia) | Fluorapatite (Wikipedia) | Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries (PMC) | Water Fluoridation and Cancer Risk (American Cancer Society) | Fluoride in Calgary’s water (Government of Calgary) | The contentious timeline of fluoridation in Calgary’s drinking water (Calgary Journal) | Measuring the short-term impact of fluoridation cessation on dental caries in Grade 2 children using tooth surface indices (Journal of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology) | Lack of fluoride in Calgary drinking water leads to rise in kids’ tooth decay, study indicates (CBC News) | 3 charts that help explain fluoride in drinking water (CNN) | Skeletal fluorosis (Wikipedia) | Fluoride Exposure: Neurodevelopment and Cognition (US Department of Health and Human Services) | Colgate, Glaxo settle toothpaste ‘nurdle’ lawsuit (Reuters)

Antidepressants: Associations between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and violent crime in adolescents, young, and older adults (PMC) | Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings? (Columbia University Department of Psychiatry) | The Misperception of Antidepressants and Mass Shootings (Psychology Today Canada) | What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings? (PolitiFact)

HIV/AIDS: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s worst conspiracy theories: The 2024 candidate’s leadership in “ideas.” (Slate) | 5 of RFK Jr.’s most controversial views (The Hill) | RFK Jr. Has Made False and Dangerous Claims About AIDS. That Could Become a Global Problem. (Mother Jones) | Debunking some of RFK Jr.’s contradictory statements (PBS News) | How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights (HISTORY) | Fauci recalls the terrifying early days of the AIDS epidemic (National Geographic) | Global HIV Programme (WHO)

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