Jefferey Jaxen

Jefferey Jaxen is an investigative journalist and researcher, best known for his weekly segment The Jaxen Report on The HighWire. With a sharp eye for detail and a talent for clear, compelling storytelling, he has exposed major issues in medicine, science, and public health policy, earning recognition as a trusted voice in independent journalism.

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Coronavirus

Florida Sues Pfizer, Alleging COVID Vaccine Safety and Transmission Claims Were Deceptive

“Pfizer’s marketing campaign that drove record-breaking profits rested on deception and falsehoods,” according to a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier against Pfizer for the way the company promoted its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The lawsuit alleges that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and the company made false and deceptive claims about the vaccine’s safety,…Continue reading Florida Sues Pfizer, Alleging COVID Vaccine Safety and Transmission Claims Were Deceptive

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Health & Nutrition

One in Five Kids Are Using AI For Emotional Support; The Bots Support Isolation And Suicide

An Ontario cross-sectional study of 39,761 students found that 21.1% of students, with an average age of 13 years, utilized generative AI for emotional support, and they were also twice as likely to have clinical emotional problems. The study only shows an association and does not prove causation. Young people who are struggling may be…Continue reading One in Five Kids Are Using AI For Emotional Support; The Bots Support Isolation And Suicide

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Vaccines

Florida Sues Pfizer, Alleging COVID Vaccine Safety and Transmission Claims Were Deceptive

“Pfizer’s marketing campaign that drove record-breaking profits rested on deception and falsehoods,” according to a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier against Pfizer for the way the company promoted its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The lawsuit alleges that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and the company made false and deceptive claims about the vaccine’s safety,…Continue reading Florida Sues Pfizer, Alleging COVID Vaccine Safety and Transmission Claims Were Deceptive

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Science & Tech

One in Five Kids Are Using AI For Emotional Support; The Bots Support Isolation And Suicide

An Ontario cross-sectional study of 39,761 students found that 21.1% of students, with an average age of 13 years, utilized generative AI for emotional support, and they were also twice as likely to have clinical emotional problems. The study only shows an association and does not prove causation. Young people who are struggling may be…Continue reading One in Five Kids Are Using AI For Emotional Support; The Bots Support Isolation And Suicide

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Environment

A Nonprofit Wants to Spray 25,000 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide; It Calls That “Research,” Not Deployment

A San Francisco nonprofit called Reflective has published a plan to spray sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, first by the ton and later by the thousands of tons, and to treat the result as a research step toward “monitored cooling” of the planet. The company said it does not advocate “deployment,” but they are advocating…Continue reading A Nonprofit Wants to Spray 25,000 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide; It Calls That “Research,” Not Deployment

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Policy

Florida Sues Pfizer, Alleging COVID Vaccine Safety and Transmission Claims Were Deceptive

“Pfizer’s marketing campaign that drove record-breaking profits rested on deception and falsehoods,” according to a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier against Pfizer for the way the company promoted its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The lawsuit alleges that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and the company made false and deceptive claims about the vaccine’s safety,…Continue reading Florida Sues Pfizer, Alleging COVID Vaccine Safety and Transmission Claims Were Deceptive

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