{
  "id": 652719,
  "title": "Fauci, RFK Jr., and the Latest in American Health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fauci-rfk-jr-and-the-latest-in-american-health",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/fauci-rfkjr-vaccines-jessica-malaty-rivera-public-health/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This summer has been filled with numerous public health crises in the United States. From contaminated lettuce to cruise ship passengers falling ill with a severe form of hantavirus, the list goes on. Legionnaires' disease is also back in big cities, and Dr. Anthony Fauci faced contempt of Congress during a contentious Congressional hearing concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. Mother Jones has invited epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera to discuss these issues and more on their podcast \"More To The Story.\"\n\nMalaty Rivera emphasizes the importance of rebuilding trust in science and public health, stating that it is a long journey. She believes that in order for Democrats or any political party to regain their footing in terms of science, they need individuals who can make science accessible and understandable to the public. In this episode, Malaty Rivera delves into the ongoing attempts to link vaccines and autism at the highest levels of the Trump administration, what we should (and shouldn't) be consuming at the moment, and how the federal government's response to public health emergencies is often influenced by politics rather than science. Listen to More To The Story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Pandora, or your preferred podcast app, and remember to subscribe.",
  "summary": "Lettuce contaminated with cyclospora. Cruise ship passengers contracting a deadly form of hantavirus. Legionnaires’ disease (yet again) in big cities. RFK Jr. refusing any responsibility for measles outbreaks. That’s just a brief list of public health stories in America this summer. And we haven’t even mentioned Dr. Anthony Fauci being held in contempt of Congress […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}