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  • 1 week ago | wrvo.org | Pien Huang |Regina Barber |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez

    The skunky smell of cannabis may be going out of style. NPR's science correspondent Pien Huang visited the grow facility for District Cannabis, which sells weed in Washington D.C. and Maryland. On her tour, she learned why cannabis smells the way it does. Plus, how many strains have been bred — to smells like lavender, citrus and even cookies.

  • 2 weeks ago | tpr.org | Will Stone |Pien Huang

    Updated June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM CDTHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unveiled eight people he has chosen to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel – just two days after taking the unprecedented step of removing all 17 sitting members. On Wednesday, Kennedy listed the names and short bios of the new advisers who will join the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, at its .

  • 2 weeks ago | wusf.org | Will Stone |Pien Huang

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unveiled eight people he has chosen to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel – just two days after taking the unprecedented step of removing all 17 sitting members. On Wednesday, Kennedy listed the names and short bios of the new advisers who will join the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, at its .

  • 4 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Pien Huang |Rob Stein

    The federal government has removed the recommendation that children and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. The change, reflected in new vaccine schedules posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 30, results from a directive announced on May 27 by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a minute-long video posted on X.

  • 1 month ago | laist.com | Pien Huang

    Under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is seeking to remove prescription fluoride supplements for kids from the market. These are fluoride tablets, drops or lozenges that are recommended for kids who don't get fluoridated water to help prevent cavities. The May 13 announcement from FDA claimed that ingested fluoride changes the human microbiome in a concerning way. "We're learning more about fluoride.

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Pien Huang
Pien Huang @Pien_Huang
14 May 24

RT @HelenBranswell: @CDCgov's wastewater dashboard looking for signals of #H5N1 #birdflu has gone live. Scroll way down this page to find i…

Pien Huang
Pien Huang @Pien_Huang
1 Feb 24

naked mole rats!!! w/ @margaretcirino

National Zoo
National Zoo @NationalZoo

The naked mole-rats have not yet chosen a queen 🐀 👑 @NPRShortWave spoke with assistant curator Kenton Kerns about the colony's latest developments and the science behind the eusocial species. Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/31qPWgg048 📻

Pien Huang
Pien Huang @Pien_Huang
30 Nov 23

After a hiatus, NPR's Reflect America fellowship is back! Join me and fellow alums @ashishval @SeymaBayram0 in this awesome newsroom opportunity. DM with questions. Deadline to apply is Jan 26. https://t.co/2JeDoBYFyz