‘Humanitarian catastrophe’: Trump’s USAID shutdown could help drive nearly 23 million deaths — including 5.4 million children — by 2030, Lancet study warns Nick Ferris | The Independent | June 15, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/15/humanitarian-catastrophe-trumps-usaid-shutdown-could-help-drive-nearly-23-million-deaths-including-5-4-million-children-by-2030-lancet-study-warns/ Nearly 23 million additional deaths are expected by 2030 as a result of countries like the US and UK dramatically cutting their overseas aid, a new report estimates.

Viewpoint: “Dead Wrong”—Understanding healthcare’s misinformation epidemic Ron Southwick | Chief Healthcare Executive | June 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/17/viewpoint-dead-wrong-understanding-healthcares-misinformation-epidemic/ Misinformation in healthcare isn’t slowing down, and Dr. Geeta Nayyar says it’s causing more problems.

Glucosamine alert: Alzheimer’s progresses faster among those taking the popular supplement Judy George | MedPage Today | June 16, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/16/glucosamine-alert-alzheimers-progresses-faster-among-those-taking-the-popular-supplement/ Glucosamine — a popular supplement used for joint pain — was associated with faster progression to Alzheimer’s disease and worse survival among Alzheimer’s patients, a retrospective study of electronic health records suggested.

Viewpoint: Raw milk and the myth of safety—ProPublica exposes the growing anti-homogenization movement Annie Waldman | ProPublica | June 18, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/18/viewpoint-raw-milk-and-the-myth-of-safety-propublica-exposes-the-growing-anti-homogenization-movement/ This story was originally published by ProPublica. McAfee isn’t any ordinary farmer. He is a raw-milk zealot who has escaped serious sanctions despite two decades of skirmishes with the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice, which have repeatedly accused him of breaking federal laws and regulations. The Biden administration was on the verge of a crackdown against his farm when President Donald Trump assumed office and turned over leadership of the nation’s health agencies to one of McAfee’s most notable customers.

Trump-appointed cancer panel head backed by supplement and anti-vaccine companies promotes discredited support for ivermectin as a potential cure Walker Bragman | Important Context | June 18, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/18/trump-appointed-cancer-panel-head-backed-by-supplement-and-anti-vaccine-companies-promotes-discredited-support-for-ivermectin-as-a-potential-cure/ The chair of the President’s Cancer Panel is a co-author on a new paper promoting ivermectin as a cancer treatment. The paper is backed by two anti-vaccine organizations, including a supplements company with which he is affiliated and which sells the drug.

Activist organization accuses Trump of protecting methane-generating stripper wells to benefit billionaire and donor Jeffrey Hildebrand Alex Cuadros | ProPublica | June 19, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/19/activist-organization-accuses-trump-of-protecting-methane-generating-stripper-wells-to-benefit-billionaire-and-donor-jeffrey-hildebrand/ This story was originally published by ProPublica. It was before dawn on a Friday in January when a Gulfstream G600 with the burnt-orange Texas Longhorns logo on its tail landed at Dulles airport outside Washington, D.C. Its owner, a little-known oil billionaire named Jeffery Hildebrand, had been summoned to the White House.

Can illegal social media content be stopped before it goes viral? UK is going to try. Michael Savage | The Guardian | June 19, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/19/can-illegal-social-media-content-be-stopped-before-it-goes-viral-uk-is-going-to-try/ Social media companies have been ordered to have emergency measures in place to stop illegal content going viral, as regulators battle to stop the type of misinformation spiral that circulated after the 2024 summer riots.