In its coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s NIH pick, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, The New York Times cited AJI’s investigative newsletter, Important Context. The Times linked out to a story we published about Bhattacharya on February 2, 2025, that he had suggested vaccines might be linked to autism during a podcast appearance.

In its report about Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, STAT News cited reporting by AJI co-founder Walker Bragman in AJI’s investigative newsletter, Important Context.

MedPage Today cited AJI’s investigative newsletter, Important Context, in its story about the RealClear Foundation’s new Academy of Public Health and attached medical journal. The story noted the dark money behind the project, which was a focus of our original story. We had reported on all the major right-wing backers of the RealClear Foundation.

Virologist and AJI science advisor Angela Rasmussen offered her critical insights into the emerging bird flu situation in the U.S. in this editorial for Zeteo. As cases rise across the country, Rasmussen explains how precarious the current moment is and offers her recommended steps to prevent the emergence of another pandemic.

Virologist and AJI science advisor Angela Rasmussen debunks raw milk pseudoscience in Mother Jones’ latest deep dive into the industry’s growing influence—and the dangers it poses. With RFK Jr.’s nomination to lead HHS, raw milk advocate Mark McAfee is closer than ever to shaping national food safety policy. But as Rasmussen warns, no matter how clean a dairy operation claims to be, unpasteurized milk will always carry risks—including the spread of bird flu and other pathogens. With Trump-era deregulation on the horizon, will public health take a backseat to pseudoscience?

Mother Jones cited reporting by AJI co-founder Walker Bragman in AJI’s investigative newsletter, Important Context, in a story about Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health.

AJI co-founder Walker Bragman penned this opinion piece with Yale epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation. It details why the U.S. has continued to suffer wave after wave of COVID-19.

Mother Jones cited AJI co-founder Walker Bragman’s reporting in AJI’s investigative newsletter Important Context for its investigation into the secretive influence network of Trump-supporting Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui.