reminder: nobody trusts health info online

Last week’s wrap-up is here, and it is peak 2025. We had Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth boosting pastors who think women shouldn’t vote, KFF showing just how little anyone trusts health content online, Botox suddenly tied up in Trump’s trade war, and a sharp analysis of the Gates Foundation pledge (among many others!)

As always the top clicked stories are below, plus an archive piece that serves as a warning if the Botox tariffs don't go away.

-- Meghan McCarthy

• Pete Hegseth Tweet Supporting Pastors Who Don’t Want Women to Vote // X
   
• Few Trust Most Health Content on Social Media, Autism Claims Follow Thimerosal Policy Shift, and Misleading Narratives About SSRIs in Pregnancy // KFF
   
• An Irish town makes all the world’s Botox. Trump’s trade deal could leave a mark // CNN
   
• After CDC shooting, its employees turn their anger to RFK Jr. and Trump // Washington Post
   
• This Hormone-Free Pill Could Finally Expand Birth Control Options for Men // Scientific American
   
• The Hidden Strategy Behind Gates Foundation’s $2.5B Women’s Health Commitment That Most Founders Will Miss // Femtech Insider
   
• AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds // The Guardian