{"id":1338,"date":"2018-08-10T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T13:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1338"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:55","slug":"ny-times-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1338","title":{"rendered":"NYT Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-5bcab1739d98f9485c80a7bbbc9c9618 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/science\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">NYT &gt; Science<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/14\/climate\/stardust-solutions-geoengineering-cooling-earth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/14\/multimedia\/14CLI-STARDUST-GEOENGINEERING-07-lwkh\/14CLI-STARDUST-GEOENGINEERING-07-lwkh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/14\/multimedia\/14CLI-STARDUST-GEOENGINEERING-07-lwkh\/14CLI-STARDUST-GEOENGINEERING-07-lwkh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/14\/climate\/stardust-solutions-geoengineering-cooling-earth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Eric Niiler<\/a> on 14 May 2026 at 09:02 <\/small><p>Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun\u2019s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/14\/us\/palisades-high-school-la-wildfires.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Will Her Daughter Be Safe at Pali High as It Rebuilds From LA Wildfires?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/00-PALI-HIGH-stillpromo\/00-PALI-HIGH-top-bmqt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Will Her Daughter Be Safe at Pali High as It Rebuilds From LA Wildfires?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/00-PALI-HIGH-stillpromo\/00-PALI-HIGH-top-bmqt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/14\/us\/palisades-high-school-la-wildfires.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Will Her Daughter Be Safe at Pali High as It Rebuilds From LA Wildfires?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Jenna Schoenefeld<\/a> on 14 May 2026 at 09:02 <\/small><p>It\u2019s a nightmare faced by families all around Los Angeles: After wildfire smoke blanketed homes, schools and offices with toxic chemicals, when is it OK to go back?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/world\/canada\/canada-bear-attack-uranium-mining.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/13xp-bear-attack-pwzk\/13xp-bear-attack-pwzk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/13xp-bear-attack-pwzk\/13xp-bear-attack-pwzk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/world\/canada\/canada-bear-attack-uranium-mining.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Adeel Hassan<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 22:40 <\/small><p>The attack, at a remote uranium mining site in northern Saskatchewan, was only the fourth fatal black bear encounter in the province\u2019s recorded history, officials said.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/health\/nancy-cox-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Nancy Cox, Who Worked to Conquer the Wily Flu, Dies at 77\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Nancy Cox, Who Worked to Conquer the Wily Flu, Dies at 77\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/health\/nancy-cox-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Nancy Cox, Who Worked to Conquer the Wily Flu, Dies at 77<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Clay Risen<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 19:43 <\/small><p>As the leader of the C.D.C.\u2019s influenza division, she battled to keep up with an ever-changing viral opponent, building a global network of researchers and forecasters.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/rich-danker-resigns-vaping.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Rich Danker, RFK Jr.\u2019s Top Spokesman, Resigns in Protest Over New Vaping Policy\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/13dc-danker-hlbp\/13dc-danker-hlbp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Rich Danker, RFK Jr.\u2019s Top Spokesman, Resigns in Protest Over New Vaping Policy\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/13dc-danker-hlbp\/13dc-danker-hlbp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/rich-danker-resigns-vaping.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Rich Danker, RFK Jr.\u2019s Top Spokesman, Resigns in Protest Over New Vaping Policy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Sheryl Gay Stolberg<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 17:10 <\/small><p>In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said allowing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/trump-vapes-cigarettes-big-tobacco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/13dc-trump-tobacco-vkjq\/13dc-trump-tobacco-vkjq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/13\/multimedia\/13dc-trump-tobacco-vkjq\/13dc-trump-tobacco-vkjq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/trump-vapes-cigarettes-big-tobacco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Christina Jewett and Kenneth P. Vogel<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 14:37 <\/small><p>In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups\u2019 coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/science\/taxidermist-los-angeles-museum-animals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/science\/taxidermist-los-angeles-museum-animals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Jordan Kisner and Sasha Arutyunova<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 14:20 <\/small><p>The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/science\/physics-prescod-weinstein.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/01\/multimedia\/00sci-conversation-cpw-03-ktqp\/00sci-conversation-cpw-03-ktqp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/01\/multimedia\/00sci-conversation-cpw-03-ktqp\/00sci-conversation-cpw-03-ktqp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/science\/physics-prescod-weinstein.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Katrina Miller<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 14:04 <\/small><p>In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-fires-fda-commissioner-makary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Marty Makary, Trump\u2019s F.D.A. Commissioner, Resigns After Weeks of Pressure\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/12\/multimedia\/00dc-makary-hfo-lwcz\/00dc-makary-hfo-lwcz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Marty Makary, Trump\u2019s F.D.A. Commissioner, Resigns After Weeks of Pressure\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/12\/multimedia\/00dc-makary-hfo-lwcz\/00dc-makary-hfo-lwcz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-fires-fda-commissioner-makary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Marty Makary, Trump\u2019s F.D.A. Commissioner, Resigns After Weeks of Pressure<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Christina Jewett<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 13:28 <\/small><p>The agency\u2019s top food official will step in to the role after Dr. Makary privately said he opposed the administration decision to approve flavored vapes.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/travel\/stargazing-train-rides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"5 Great Stargazing Trains\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"5 Great Stargazing Trains\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/travel\/stargazing-train-rides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">5 Great Stargazing Trains<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Michael Harmon<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 09:00 <\/small><p>On nighttime excursions in dark-sky hot spots like Norway, New Zealand and Nevada, all you have to do is relax and look up. The stars will do the rest.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/climate\/lithuania-peat-defense-tanks-climate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Lithuania\u2019s Peat Bogs Could Help the Climate and Defend the Border, Too\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Lithuania\u2019s Peat Bogs Could Help the Climate and Defend the Border, Too\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/climate\/lithuania-peat-defense-tanks-climate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Lithuania\u2019s Peat Bogs Could Help the Climate and Defend the Border, Too<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Avril Silva<\/a> on 13 May 2026 at 09:00 <\/small><p>Lithuanian officials hope restored peat bogs can reinforce the border in addition to locking away planet-warming carbon.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/health\/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-kras.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How an \u2018Impossible\u2019 Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/08\/multimedia\/00HS-cancer-kras-stillpromo-gzfw\/00HS-cancer-kras-stillpromo-gzfw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"How an \u2018Impossible\u2019 Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/08\/multimedia\/00HS-cancer-kras-stillpromo-gzfw\/00HS-cancer-kras-stillpromo-gzfw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/health\/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-kras.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How an \u2018Impossible\u2019 Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Gina Kolata and Rebecca Robbins<\/a> on 12 May 2026 at 14:34 <\/small><p>The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here\u2019s how scientists discovered it.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/science\/birds-steal-nest-material.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Building Nests Is Hard. That\u2019s Why Some Birds Steal.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Building Nests Is Hard. That\u2019s Why Some Birds Steal.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/science\/birds-steal-nest-material.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Building Nests Is Hard. That\u2019s Why Some Birds Steal.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Sara Novak<\/a> on 12 May 2026 at 13:00 <\/small><p>When researchers used GPS devices to monitor the nests of Hawaiian honeycreepers, they found dozens of cases of brazen avian burglary.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/11\/climate\/trump-fema-cameron-hilton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump Nominates Cameron Hamilton to Lead FEMA\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/11\/climate\/11cli-fema-administrator\/11cli-fema-administrator-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Trump Nominates Cameron Hamilton to Lead FEMA\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/11\/climate\/11cli-fema-administrator\/11cli-fema-administrator-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/11\/climate\/trump-fema-cameron-hilton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump Nominates Cameron Hamilton to Lead FEMA<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Scott Dance<\/a> on 11 May 2026 at 21:21 <\/small><p>President Trump chose Cameron Hamilton to direct federal disaster response. As acting head of FEMA last year, he had opposed abolishing the agency and was ousted.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/11\/health\/kennedy-vaccine-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"RFK Jr. Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/11\/multimedia\/11dc-kennedy-measles-01-pqjf\/11dc-kennedy-measles-01-pqjf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"RFK Jr. Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/11\/multimedia\/11dc-kennedy-measles-01-pqjf\/11dc-kennedy-measles-01-pqjf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/11\/health\/kennedy-vaccine-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">RFK Jr. Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg<\/a> on 11 May 2026 at 20:02 <\/small><p>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/11\/health\/hiv-infusion-immunotherapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/11\/multimedia\/11dc-hiv-ucsf-fqlv\/11dc-hiv-ucsf-fqlv-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/11\/multimedia\/11dc-hiv-ucsf-fqlv\/11dc-hiv-ucsf-fqlv-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/11\/health\/hiv-infusion-immunotherapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Apoorva Mandavilli<\/a> on 11 May 2026 at 15:11 <\/small><p>A study of a few patients, to be presented this week, showed promise for a type of therapy that has already cured some blood cancers.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/08\/us\/trump-fda-commissioner-makary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/08\/multimedia\/08dc-makary-photo-glqt\/08dc-makary-photo-glqt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/05\/08\/multimedia\/08dc-makary-photo-glqt\/08dc-makary-photo-glqt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/08\/us\/trump-fda-commissioner-makary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. 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