Posts by Kate Yandell

[ad_1] President Donald Trump has touted more than $500 billion in prescription drug savings over 10 years from his policies. But the savings are largely aspirational, and not based on the more limited actions the administration has taken so far. The administration’s most favored nation policy seeks to bring down drug prices to levels paid in other countries. The bulk…Read More

[ad_1] In a May 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump cited updated climate change scenarios to misleadingly claim that experts had “admitted” prior climate change projections “were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” The regularly scheduled revision reflects in part the progress the world has made on moving away from fossil fuels. Trump was reacting to a new set of seven scenarios…Read More

[ad_1] In unveiling new dietary guidelines, federal health officials have claimed they are correcting past guidance that created a “generation of kids low in protein” and that Americans should get “dramatically” more of the nutrient. While some individuals may benefit from more protein, Americans are not generally protein-deficient. In fact, many Americans, including a majority of children, already meet or come near to meeting the lower end of the higher daily protein…Read More