Tag: Mehmet Oz

Dr. Oz Becomes the Latest Trump Official in the Epstein Files

Measles does not have a cure. The highly contagious disease can spur a blotchy rash, pink eye, a high fever, white spots inside the mouth, full body aches, pneumonia, and severe dehydration, and can result in hospitalization or even death. Fortunately, however, it is highly preventable thanks to a vaccine that was developed by a […]

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Top Trump Official Threatens Even More Aid Cuts in Minnesota

“The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” Trump wrote. “Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, […]

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Dr. Oz Threatens Medicaid in Minnesota—and Warns It’s Just Beginning

“The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” Trump wrote. “Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, […]

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Trump Wants You to Eat “Real Food”—But You Still Can’t Afford It

“What’s allowed him to escape, you know, Houdini-like, is the Roberts court and the fact that he’s been able to manipulate the levers of power to keep himself going,” Raskin said. “I mean, if he put, you know, a fraction of that energy into trying to actually do something for the American people, we might […]

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Trump Team Unveils New Dietary Rules—But No Plan to Lower Food Costs

“What’s allowed him to escape, you know, Houdini-like, is the Roberts court and the fact that he’s been able to manipulate the levers of power to keep himself going,” Raskin said. “I mean, if he put, you know, a fraction of that energy into trying to actually do something for the American people, we might […]

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Republicans Have Found Another Insidious Way to Cut SNAP

On its face, prohibiting SNAP dollars from being spent on soda and candy might seem unobjectionable. Soda and candy are high in sugar and low in nutrition. But implementing these restrictions is burdensome for states and often difficult for grocery stores to follow. Gina Plata-Nino, the SNAP deputy director at the Food Research and Action […]

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Remember the Republicans’ Rural Health Fund? It’s a Joke.

The grant will be dispersed over five years, and CMS will monitor how states implement their proposals, which means that many states may be reluctant to try something that could be truly transformative but would take longer to show results. Cochlan-McClain said that she would like to see more states provide funds for hospitals to […]

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Trump Just Stands There After Man Collapses During Press Conference

The shock win followed a national trend, as people across the country voted blue on Election Day, securing major wins in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, and Georgia. The massive turnout—and the pro-Democrat results—have been interpreted as a nationwide reaction to Donald Trump’s second-term policies. In Beaver County, local anti-Republican sentiment was just strong […]

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Dr. Oz Invents Totally New Math to Defend Trump’s Drug Price Fantasies

“As much as it’s our wish or aspiration, we have decided not to bring it [at] this stage to the Knesset, because now on the table, we have huge efforts to [do] everything that Trump’s plan will be successful, and we will invest in that,” Sa’ar said Wednesday. As President Donald Trump’s supposed “ceasefire” sets […]

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Dr. Oz Fails Obvious Math Question Trying to Defend Trump Drug Prices

“As much as it’s our wish or aspiration, we have decided not to bring it [at] this stage to the Knesset, because now on the table, we have huge efforts to [do] everything that Trump’s plan will be successful, and we will invest in that,” Sa’ar said Wednesday. As President Donald Trump’s supposed “ceasefire” sets […]

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Announcing the Debut of Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

November 1, 2016 A contestant tries to wow host Stephen J. Dubner and panelists Sam Kass, Gretchen Rubin and Zeke Emanuel. (Photo: Lucy Sutton.) A while back, we tried out a new idea on a special edition of Freakonomics Radio — a game show we called Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. You might remember […]

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