Theoretical Immunology

[NHE]

I am glad to see that the Trump administration, with the new MAHA (Making America Healthy Again) Commission chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has taken the first steps to build a new future, a new paradigm, and is creating conditions for “ending the chronic disease epidemic.” Right now, the NIH is standing still, probably in an attempt to force the much-needed, disruptive change.

"Make America Healthy Again" is just an empty advertising slogan akin to "You deserve a break today." RFK Jr has neither any knowledge of medicine nor science. He does not posses the ability to make any progress in medicine. He has a history of heroin abuse and also has a dead worm in his brain. His conspiracy theory addled brain has killed people. He spreads lies about the measles vaccine that have killed many people. For example, his lies led to a measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019 which killed 83 people many of which were children. He promotes vitamin A as a measles preventative and treatment over the vaccine. This has led to children hospitalized for vitamin A toxicity which can be lethal. He has also slashed research programs in Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes just to name a few. Moreover, he has censored researchers in reporting their results about nutrition and ultra processed foods, the very field he purports to champion. With RFK Jr at the helm of Health & Human Services (HHS) US health science will likely be set back 70 years or more.

[Leonard]

Hi NHE,

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate the thoughtfulness you bring to these discussions.

I do think, though, that we’re looking at this from fundamentally different angles. What I’m proposing isn’t a conventional hypothesis to be tested within the existing framework of biomedical science. It’s a systems-level perspective—one that challenges not just individual assumptions but the overall structure of how we approach chronic disease.

We’re at a point where incremental science isn’t enough. The current standstill—and yes, even the chaos we’re seeing in institutions—isn’t just a disruption; it’s a necessary clearing of the ground. Paradigm shifts are rarely tidy, and this one will need courage, political will, and new organizing principles.

I know it can be hard to hold onto energy or optimism when dealing with MS—I’ve been there too. But it’s exactly people like you who help keep the conversation going, even when we disagree. So thank you for engaging.

Warm regards,
Leo

[DIM]

I don't know the exactly situation over there but these news look good to me.
The Food and Drug Administration will remove industry representatives from advisory committees and replace them with patients and caregivers, Commissioner Marty Makary announced Thursday.

It’s the latest effort by Makary and his boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to reduce the influence of the pharmaceutical industry.

Makary announced the change during his first interview as commissioner, with former Fox News host Megyn Kelly. He spent much of the conversation with Kelly lambasting his agency for its ties to industry, and said he was shocked to learn that drug industry representatives are allowed to sit on FDA advisory committees (really???)

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-a ... committees