Rollins was named one of Texas’ most powerful 25 people by Texas Monthly in 2011, and her think tank was once labeled the “most influential” in the state by The Texas Observer.
JUST THE NEWS – President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar is warning sanctuary cities of dire consequences if they refuse to turn over illegal immigrants, saying he’ll seek Justice Department authority to charge officials with obstruction and harboring if they don’t turn over illegal border crossers in their custody.
“They need to be aware of a couple things. No. 1, impeding a federal law enforcement officer is a crime. No. 2, if you knowingly harbor or...
Shots - Health News – One key to healthy aging is to keep our minds sharp.
And some of the best strategies to fend off dementia, stroke and even late-life depression come down to our daily habits.
"You can substantially reduce your risk through the lifestyle choices you make," says Dr. Jonathan Rosand, a neurologist and Co-Founder of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Rosand and his collaborators have developed a way to...
The British Medical Journal has published a study that shows just how bad ultra-processed food is for the body and how it is linked to over 30 health issues.
THE FEDERALIST – Some in the scientific community are shocked and dismayed.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and other federal health agencies. Are their concerns warranted? Or, are they hypocritical?
Kennedy’s three stated goals for the federal health agencies are:
(i) evidence-based medicine,
(ii) clean up corruption and conflicts of...
Bloomberg – President-elect Donald Trump nominated surgeon and author Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, picking a physician who openly criticized the agency during the pandemic to run the nation’s top drug regulator.
“I am confident that Dr. Makary, having dedicated his career to High-Quality, Lower-Cost Care, will restore FDA to the Gold Standard of Scientific Research, and cut the bureaucratic red tape at the Agency to make sure Americans get the...
NEWSWEEK – Planned Parenthood saw a 1,200 percent rise in vasectomy appointments scheduled on November 6, the day after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
Responding to new calls to defund Planned Parenthood, Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said:
"Patients are already preparing for the incoming Trump administration by taking control of their sexual and reproductive health care."
Johnson pointed to the rise in vasectomies scheduled on November...
NATIONAL REVIEW – If the Senate confirms President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services, it would be a monumental disaster.
A lot of attention in the coming weeks will be focusing on RFK Jr.’s opposition to vaccines and other oddball stances such as his warnings about fluoride in the water, which is to be expected. After all, in this role he would be put in...