MAHA Divided? Why Principled Movements Aren’t So Fragile

Is the MAHA movement being divided from within? Mainstream media wants you to think so. Tony Lyons opens this week’s Media Hub with a warning about reports of infighting weeks before the midterms. Robert Scott Bell expands on his thought experiment about how industry could weaken the movement by turning allies against each other. Russell Brand, joining from the UK, reflects on last week’s MAHA gathering in Washington and the people he met there. Armstrong Williams argues that health reform is common sense, not radical, and calls on the media to cover chronic disease instead of manufactured feuds. Mary Holland of Children’s Health Defense introduces Sarah Doe, a Long Island high school senior, and her mother, Jane, who describe how Sarah has been kept out of school after her medical exemption requests were rejected. Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher of the McCullough Foundation presents two new analyses: one reporting an association between COVID-19 vaccination and autism diagnoses in children using national survey data, and a risk-benefit reanalysis of Moderna’s new mRNA flu shot, mFlusiva. Dr. Eric Berg, The Knowledge Doc, explains the difference between cancer screening and true prevention, drawing on research into overdiagnosis. Dr. Daniel Pompa makes the case that mold is an overlooked driver of chronic illness, following Secretary Kennedy’s recent mold surveillance roundtable. Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) talks about the GRAS loophole, clearer food ingredient labeling, and what chronic disease costs the federal budget.