The latest edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s newsletter focusing on the politics and policy of health and medicine, features an interesting taste test by Alex Hogan. Alex bravely sampled beef-tallow-fried chicken wings, fries cooked in beef tallow, soda made with cane sugar, and ice cream free of artificial dyes. His video documenting the experience is definitely worth watching, especially for his enthusiastic exclamation of “Mahhh-ket Basket” as he approaches the beloved New England institution. Can you discern the difference in taste between food fried in seed oils versus beef tallow, or beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup versus cane sugar? If you enjoyed Alex’s content, consider showing your appreciation by contributing to his tip jar at [email protected] or reaching out to him on Signal at John_Wilkerson.07.
In other news, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially accepted recommendations to eliminate thimerosal from the remaining 4% of flu vaccines that still contain this mercury-based preservative. Journalist Helen Branswell provides insights into this significant development.
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