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ACSH Science Dispatch — 176 episodes
We're living longer. Are we getting sicker? The 'healthspan' v lifespan debate
PFAS panic—America could waste trillions on a fabricated chemical scare
Moms Podcast Takeover: Sun, swim & science with Dr. Liza Lockwood
Medical freedom? The case against unregulated peptides
Lying With Numbers—How Deceptive Data Bolsters Health Scares
"Ultra-Processed," "Synthetic": Nonsense Words That Means Nothing
Moms Podcast Takeover: Social Media 'Anxiety Detox' with Dr. Jess Steier
Moms Podcast Takeover: A Pro-Science Parents Guide to Instagram, Pt. 1
Regulate Sugar Like Drugs? A Strange Idea With Mainstream Support
'It's Just Hokum': Ultra-Processed Food Doesn't Cause Behavioral Issues in Kids
Pesticides Killing Bees? Busting Chemical Myths With Dr. Liza Lockwood
Fight Drug Abuse With Safe Injection Sites? Dr. Lynn Webster
Religion and Science—Friends, Enemies or Total Strangers?
Fighting Schizophrenia—With Bacon? How Ketosis May (Or May Not) Help Treat Psychosis
Can Everything Kill My Kids? Combating Viral Pseudoscience with Dr. Jess Steier
From Boom to Bust and Back: The Real Story of Nuclear Power’s Renaissance
Natural = Healthier? Busting Chemophobia Myths with Chemist Dr. Simon Maechling
What MAHA Gets Wrong About America's 'Healthy' Past
Some People Can't Enjoy Music. Science Has An Explanation
What's Radiation Therapy for Cancer Really Like? An Expert (And Patient) Explains
You May (But Probably Won't) Benefit From Fish Oil Supplements
Kīlauea Eruption: The Nasty Volcanic Chemical You Definitely Shouldn't Breathe
'No Magic Fix': Artificial Sweeteners Won't Save Your Life—But Won't Kill You Either
'Ultra-Processed' Food Isn't Driving A Disease Epidemic
Scromiting Your Way Into The ER. Another Downside of Marijuana Use
Gluten Sensitivity—Health Fad or Medical Condition?
Everything You Know About the 'Opioid Epidemic' Is Wrong
Dumb Luck Might Have Generated a Cancer Breakthrough
'Follow the Science'—a Useless Slogan?
10 Years Cancer-Free: Dr. Dinerstein’s Harrowing Survival Story
TRT—Masculine Cure-All for Aging Men, Or Another Health Fad?
Apple Cider Vinegar for Acid Reflux? No, It'll Just Cause A Stomach Ache
Future Vision—Fighting Blindness with Retinal Implants
Has Modern Life Wrecked Our Microbiome (And Our Health)?
Fiber Maxxers v Fiber Haters. Who Has Science On Their Side?
Public Health Lessons from Brazil's Alcohol Poisoning Outbreak
Food 'Addiction' Is an Unscientific Myth
Unleash GMO Ticks to Spread Meat Allergies? Idiocy From The Ivory Tower
Scrolling Our Way To Stupidity? How Technology Reshapes Our Thinking
Another Autism Scare? Breaking Down the Tylenol Hype
Is it Time to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Ads?
Listener Q&A—Genetics and Heart Disease. The Problem With 'Fragmented' Medicine
How Scientific is 'Gender-Affirming Care'?
Drug Legalization—The Answer to Our Overdose Epidemic? Dr. Jeffrey Singer
Protein Powders, Caffeine Pouches and Cold Plunges. Answering TikTok's Health Questions
Nitazenes—The Latest Illegal Opioids Wreaking Havoc on Public Health
'Breakfast Like A King'? More Calories In The Morning Might Help You Stay Slim
CT Scans—An Overlooked Cause of Cancer?
Harmful Mercury In Flu Shots? Nope. Here's The Chemistry You Should Know
High Fructose Corn Syrup—A Threat To Your Gut Microbiome?
Should We Urge Adult Smokers To Vape? Yes
Gun Control Debate Won't Solve Our Violent Crime Problem
Power vs. Medical Privacy. Should Americans Know When the President is Sick?
Genes or Exercise—which one determines your lifespan?
Has Chemistry Created the Perfect Rocket Fuel?
Osteoarthritis—How Evolution Betrays Us In Old Age
Heavy Metals In Baby Food Still Aren't Harming Children
The Chemistry of Kidney Stones—And How to Avoid Them
Science Down The Drain? Trump's 2026 Budget Spells Trouble For US Research
America's Pharma Blame Game? Litigation May Cripple GLP-1 Revolution
Scientific Consensus—A Concept Past Its Expiration Date?
Politics, Apathy Doomed Our Pandemic Response Long Before COVID
'Mustard Mathmagic'—Hot Dogs Still Don't Cause Cancer
Debate: Should We End Government Science Funding?
Craving a Scapegoat—Is Sugar Really 'Addictive'?
Healthy Eating, Healthy Aging? What Science Says About Your Diet
Organic Food—A Costly (and Sometimes Dangerous) Hoax
s A Heroin Resurgence Cutting Overdose Deaths?
Vitamin A for Me, Not for Thee—RFK Jr's Ironic Stance On GMO Golden Rice
Online Gambling Surge—An Overlooked Public health Crisis
Pouring Money Down the Drain—Gatorade’s Alkaline Water
Why Everybody Is Wrong About Food Dyes
Chronic Pain Patients Are Addicts? Anti-opioid Zealots Say 'Yes'
Is Obesity A Disease? It's complicated
Cookie-Cutter Nutrition—The Problem With USDA's Thrifty Food Plan
Mayo Clinic's Nonsense Anti-opioid Study
Everything You Wanted To Know About NSAIDs
Have We Lost The Battle Against Cardiovascular Disease?
Prohibition Unhinged—How Rigid Drug Laws Cost A Drug-Free Trucker His Job
Should Scientists Deliberately Give People COVID?
Artificial Sweeteners Causing Heart Attacks? Nope.
FDA Finally Listening To Reason On Opioids?
Is Science Too Political? If So, What Do We Do About It?
The Profit Motive Behind 'Make America Healthy Again'
Gender-Affirming Care For Kids: Ethical Or Unacceptable?
Have We Pinpointed A Cause Of Long COVID?
Breaking The Ozempic Plateau. Do Weight Loss Drugs Stop Working?
Pompous Pandemic Experts Know Less Than They Think
Helping Chronic Pain Patients Die — Ethical Or Insane?
'Bite Sized' workouts — Exercise For The Chronically Time-Crunched
Sitting More Deadly Than HIV And Smoking? Not Exactly
Drug Legalization—The Answer To Our Opioid Crisis?
Two Hearts Beat As One? Synchronicity Might Actually Drive Attraction
How Weight-Loss Drugs Work—Dr. Dinerstein's 'Ozempic Journey'
Red Meat Research Exposes Epidemiology's Critical Flaws
Xylitol Won't Ruin Your Heart Health
Some Drugs Cause Weight Gain. Could A Keto Diet Help?
Lunchables and Lead Poisoning—More Nonsense From Consumer Reports
The Journal 'Science' Doesn't Know What A Scientist Is
'Chevron' Supreme Court Decision Could Weaken Federal Agencies. Blessing Or Curse?
Microplastics In Your Lungs? The New Public Health Bogeyman
Medetomidine—The New Unwelcome Guest In Illicit Fentanyl
Skin Cancer, Sunburns And Sunscreen—Just The Facts
Pesticides, Parkinson's And The Messy Influence Of Genetics
Deadly Microplastics In Your Arteries? Not So Fast
Skipping Meals Restores Your Youth? The Science Behind Fasting
AI In Medicine—Who's To Blame When Things Go Wrong?
Could This FDA-Approved Treatment Silence Tinnitus?
Prohibition Absurdity—Drug Warriors Take Opioids From Terminal Cancer Patients
Dr. Paul Offit: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
Fraudulent Research Threatens Scientific Progress
Listen Up! The Surprising Link Between Zinc and Hearing Loss
Porn Is Probably Bad For You. Here's The Science
Risks and Benefits of Legal Marijuana
Corrupt Assault On Opioids Harms Cancer Patients
Six-Step Liver Cleanse? Debunking "Doctor" Josh Axe's Bad Nutrition Advice
Tylenol Plus Advil Equals Exploitation; Phony Pesticide Scares
Awkward Facts About Electric Cars; The Science Of Bidets
Wegovy, Ozempic—The Unintended Effects. Why Only Some People Wear Masks
Derek Chauvin's 'Excited Delirium' Defense; Will 10,000 Steps Make You Fit?
Senators Don't Understand Opioid Use (Or Math). Body Parts For Sale?
'Health Coaching' is a Scam; the Latest on COVID Boosters
'Non-GMO' Labels Don't Make Food Safer; Airhead Actress Peddles Useless 'Natural' Tylenol
Trouble With Rapid Drug Tests; Fabricating COVID-19 Health 'Disparities'
Good News About Flu Shots; The Sudafed PE Debacle
Tylenol, The Useless Analgesic? Suing Doctors For Spreading COVID 'Misinformation'
Charging Doctors With Manslaughter; Science Journalists As Paid Political Hacks
New COVID Surge Coming? Raw Oysters Are Gross—And Possibly Dangerous
Synthetic Embryos coming soon? 'Painkiller': Netflix's Dreadful Opioid Miniseries
IARC's Defective Aspartame-Cancer Study; In Defense of 'Ultra-Processed' Food
BMI Is Racist? No, CDC, Men Can't Breastfeed
AI's Growing (And Possibly) Harmful Impact On Medicine; Yes, Pop-Tarts Are Food
Sucralose-Cancer Hysteria, Debunked; Time For Climate Change Reparations?
Cannabis Causes Schizophrenia? Not So Fast; Pfizer's Weight Loss Drug v. Ozempic
Danger of Tylenol In Opioids; J&J Drug Could Undo Liver Damage—Caused By Its Tylenol
Can COVID Improve Vaccine Development? California's Nonsensical Chemical Bans
America's Troublesome Adderall Shortgage; EPA's Nonsensical PFAS Water Standards
Masks Prevent COVID? A Friendly Debate; Don't Fall For Misinformation About Misinformation
'Woke' Policies Harm Public Health? FDA's Silly 'Healthy' Food Labels
Erythritol Probably Doesn't Cause Heart Disease; Dietary Supplements Can Kill
Tylenol After Surgery Is Useless; CVS Sued For Selling Homeopathic 'Remedies'
Peer-Reviewed' Science Ain't So Scientific; Alcohol and Cancer Risk In Context
Solving America's Drug Shortage; Biden's Bioeconomy Plan—A Bureaucratic Mess
What Everyone Got Wrong About Gas Stoves; Smoking Pot Causes Asthma?
Sweden's COVID Response; Eco-Doomsday Is Cancelled
C. Everett Koop—A Rebel Public Health Official?
Baby Food Doesn't Cause Autism; Swearing Might Be Good For you
Marijuana—Worse Than We Thought? The Benefits (And Risks) Of Weight-Loss Drugs
Everyone's Wrong About COVID 'Amnesty'; Smart Water—A Beverage For Dummies
Remembering The Alar Scare; NYT Should Stop Targeting Scientists
Dr. Dinerstein's Near-Death Experience; Unregulated Medical Devices; Cleveland Clinic's Anti-Vaping Nonsense
Could Marijuana Send You To The ER?
ACSH Goes To Dr Phil; Cancers Have A 'Fungal Biome'
Neurontin—The Lousy Opioid Alternative; Twitter Censors ACSH
Fighting Dementia With—Vitamins? A Retrospective On COVID Lockdowns
Diagnosing Parkinson's with AI; Banning Technology Is Risky Business
Why Soda Taxes Fail; Seeding Clouds With Silver; Climate Change Causes Heart Attacks?
Why Do People Follow Crazy Diets? Lessons To Learn From The COVID Pandemic
Does Fentanyl Penetrate Skin? 'Fat Acceptance' Is Dangerous
FDA's Laughable Opioid 'Give-Back' Program; 10 Anti-Pesticide 'Facts' Debunked
Salt Ain't So Bad After All? Diagnosing SIDS Before It's Too Late
Environmentalism Gone Wild; Looking Back At The Ivermectin Debate
Driving While Stoned; Spoiled College Students Against Safe Pesticides
Artificial Sweeteners Polluting The Environment?
CRISPR Crops Boost Pesticide Use? No. Latest On COVID Vaccine Side Effects
Chemicals Don't Cause Obesity; Does An Omicron Booster Make Sense?
FDA Tries To Ban JUUL; Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Coming Soon?
Blame Your Genes For Type 2 Diabetes? Go Vegan To Lose Weight?
Paxlovid's Waning Efficacy? Epoch Times' Anti-Glyphosate Hysteria Debunked
Free Medical School Yields Better Health Care? Blueberries Don't Prevent Dementia
Alopecia Areata At The Oscars; Fiber's Fading Benefits; GMO Debate Over?
'Radium Girls'—The Troubling History Of Courtroom Science Denial
COVID Boosters And Herd Immunity; Obesity Denial And 'Cancel Culture' In Science
Ukraine War Exposes Anti-GMO Folly; Giant Spiders And The Value of Pesticides
Nonsensical Vaccine Mandates; Diet Soda Promotes Weight Loss
'MathMagic': Lead exposure destroys 825 million IQ points, alcohol shrinks your brain?