USRTK statement on Covid origins for Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Newly released U.S. intelligence memo reveals plans for independent COVID origins study

Newly released intelligence records show that as recently as January 2025, the U.S. intelligence community planned to create an independent panel of outside experts to study how the COVID-19 pandemic began.

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ may be linked to multiple sclerosis, especially in women

Women with higher blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — known as PFAS or "forever chemicals" — may be more likely to have multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.

Pesticide use around homes and farms linked to childhood leukemia, brain tumors

Forty years of studies find higher cancer risks among children exposed during pregnancy and early life to pesticides used on farms, lawns, gardens, and pets.

Nearly 300 studies link the common pesticide chlorpyrifos to multi-organ damage, DNA disruption, and chronic disease 

Growing evidence suggests chlorpyrifos may damage the brain, hormones, liver, gut microbiome, muscles, reproductive organs, and bones.

Neonicotinoid health risks: widespread exposure, growing evidence of harm 

A growing body of scientific evidence raises concerns about the human health risks of neonicotinoid exposure, including neurotoxicity and reproductive toxicity.