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U.S. Right to Know articles — 109 episodes

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Big Tobacco promotes e-cigarettes, undermines health protections through U.S. business groups worldwide

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Newly Declassified 2020 Intelligence Assessment Found Wuhan Lab’s Conditions Were Ripe For Potential Coronavirus Release

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Newly released U.S. intelligence memo reveals plans for independent COVID origins study

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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ may be linked to multiple sclerosis, especially in women

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Pesticide use around homes and farms linked to childhood leukemia, brain tumors

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Nearly 300 studies link the common pesticide chlorpyrifos to multi-organ damage, DNA disruption, and chronic disease

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Neonicotinoid health risks: widespread exposure, growing evidence of harm

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CIA whistleblower alleges COVID lab-leak findings were suppressed by agency

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Vaping drives toxic metals into lungs within days

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Reducing use of personal care products quickly lowers toxic chemicals in the body

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Indictment of Fauci adviser shines new light on efforts to conceal COVID-Era communications

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Modern Ag Alliance is a Bayer lobbying and PR group

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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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Pharma bribery corrupts health care, puts patients at risk, new review warns

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PR firm linked to Gates-backed AGRA edited Wikipedia to remove criticism

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Five ways that transparency failures harm our health

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Emails show Wuhan scientist suggested hand-carrying research antibodies to China

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NIH files reveal broader coronavirus engineering research before COVID-19

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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

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Tracing Bayer’s ties to power in Trump’s Washington

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Bayer lobby tracker

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One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding

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'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

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Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds

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

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Pacifiers, even those labeled “BPA-free,” expose babies to toxic chemical, study finds

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When profit kills: How private equity is eroding health care

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‘Ubiquitous’ flame retardants are linked to higher heart disease risks, major review finds

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Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don't explain, new study says

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Is RFK Jr. backing Big Food's drive to overturn tough new state laws?

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Social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, especially girls, study shows

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Congress orders spy agencies to consider declassifying evidence on COVID origins

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Hormone-disrupting chemicals contaminate breast milk, global review shows; scientists say breastfeeding is still best

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Landmark glyphosate safety study retracted for Monsanto ghostwriting, other ethics problems

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Critiques of Gates Foundation's agricultural interventions in Africa

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Atrazine probably causes cancer in humans, WHO cancer agency says

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Higher screen time linked to brain abnormalities and ADHD symptoms in children, study shows

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Atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting herbicide banned in Europe, is widely used in the U.S.

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World’s most used insecticides damage male fertility in rodents, researchers say

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Big Food 'transparency' campaign seeks to block tough new food safety laws

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Air pollution, even at low levels, may heighten breast cancer risk

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Americans for Ingredient Transparency: Product defense for unhealthy ultra-processed foods

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Common preservative may harm female fertility across generations, study finds

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Are your baby’s clothes toxic? New study finds harmful chemicals in infant textiles

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Common male cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals, scientists warn

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Some ultra-processed foods are as addictive as cigarettes and cocaine

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NIH committee green-lighted Wuhan coronavirus experiments despite concerns, emails show

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Even tiny doses of glyphosate can cause health problems across generations, new study in mice shows

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Glyphosate: Cancer, liver disease, endocrine disruption and other health concerns

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Plastics pose 'urgent threat' to children’s lifelong health, major review warns

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Alcohol industry uses tobacco tactics to downplay deadly risks and block reforms, studies show

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New scientific methods challenge claims that GMOs and glyphosate are safe

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Corporate capture of the nutrition profession

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Banned pesticides found in clouds, sparking new health concerns

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Are GMOs safe? A molecular geneticist speaks out

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Phthalates in everyday products may fuel breast cancer, new study warns

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Pollution, toxic chemicals, and plastics drive millions of heart-related deaths, major review finds

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Vaping triples the risk of cigarette smoking in young people, a major review shows

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Aspartame sweetener may disrupt blood vessels, raising stroke risk, first-of-its-kind study suggests

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'No safe level': Babies are harmed by even tiny amounts of nitrate in drinking water, study finds

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Dicamba: Concerns about cancer and crop damage

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WHO Foundation’s growing ‘dark money’ problem raises conflict of interest concerns

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Ultra-processed foods: increased risk of cancer

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Ultra-processed food leads to obesity: The science explained

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Microplastics wreaking havoc on human hormones, fertility, a new review says

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PFAS 'forever chemicals' tied to cancer, birth defects

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Unhealthy food makers target youth with pervasive ads that fuel long-term health risks, decades of research shows

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Endocrine disruptors impair women's fertility, may lead to PCOS, major review finds

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Diquat herbicide poisons the gut, may severely damage other organs, research shows

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Sucralose: Emerging science reveals health risks

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Titanium Dioxide, banned in Europe, is one of the most common food additives in the U.S.

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Tiny titanium dioxide particles in food raise blood sugar, disrupt gut hormones in mice, study finds

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Ultra-processed foods tied to cancer, diabetes, dementia, depression, early death, and more

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The PR campaign spinning Tyson’s brazen “climate-smart” beef claims

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Common weedkiller glyphosate may be linked to liver disease epidemic, study warns

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Everyday chemicals linked to cognitive decline in older adults, especially men, new study reports

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FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals

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Ultra-processed foods and early death

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Private equity in health care puts patients’ lives in danger, studies show

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Blocking mobile phone internet for two weeks may boost mood, mental health, and attention

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Plastics may disrupt the body’s clock, raise risk of chronic disease, study finds

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Social media is fueling the childhood obesity crisis, global study warns

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US intelligence agency's classified analysis offers detailed scientific view that COVID-19 may have come from Wuhan lab

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Air pollution may weaken children's brain connections, study shows

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Breathing injustice: How a new scientific tool could help communities oppose industrial animal farming pollution

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Aspartame: Decades of science point to serious health risks

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PFAS in drinking water linked to increased cancer risk, groundbreaking study finds

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Glyphosate poses widespread risks to female fertility and reproductive health: new research

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Menthol cigarettes linked to higher death risk, especially for Black smokers

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Are neonics critical to all crops? Research says no

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Blood, body parts and bacteria pollute wastewater from meatpacking plants. New rules could help clean it up

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Billions in drug and medical device company payments to medical specialists may compromise patient care, reports show

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Gambling industry copies Big Tobacco’s playbook to downplay harms and avoid regulation, study warns

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Most U.S. infant formulas contain mainly added sugars, posing a serious risk to babies' health

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Agricultural pesticide exposure linked to childhood cancers, study says

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Even low levels of traffic air pollution can damage the liver, new study shows

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As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks

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'Forever chemicals' (PFAS) may weaken immune function in children, leading to more frequent infections

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Pollution may promote stress, leading to obesity, study says

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WHO top scientist was 'collaborator' of Peter Daszak

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Common herbicide glyphosate significantly harms infants’ health in rural areas, new research suggests

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Baby admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) soar due to late pregnancy air pollution exposure

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New scientific analyses underpin Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn and glyphosate due to health risks

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BPA exposure triggers dangerous pregnancy symptoms in mice, new study reports

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From ocean to table, researchers discover microplastics, other pollutant particles in popular fish

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Widespread pesticide atrazine ages brain cells, boosts risk of neurodegenerative disease