What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Additional information
How we protect your data
What data breach procedures we have in place
What third parties we receive data from
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
正當人們覺得或許令人瞠目的亂象應該已經hitting rock bottom，美國衛生及公共服務部(HHS)的小羅勃·甘迺迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）部長繼續語不驚人死不休。他最近揚言要禁止國家衛生研究院 （NIH）資助的科學家們在世界三大醫學期刊上發表研究成果，他將《新英格蘭醫學期刊》（NEJM）、《美國醫學會期刊》（JAMA）、和《刺胳針》（The Lancet），這些醫學界最具權威性的刊物稱之為腐敗的學刊，並打算以美國政府自己主辦的刊物取而代之。
而更要令人注意的是甘迺迪此舉的時機點，他的言論發布是在白宮的「讓美國再次健康」（Make America Healthy Again, MAHA）委員會於2025年5月中旬公佈了一份引起爭議的報告後。該報告指出疫苗的安全性被誇大，而且缺乏長期副作用的監測；生技製藥公司過度影響醫學文獻與指引，現行的醫學期刊與審查制度已經被企業所綁架，導致醫師和科學家們不敢探討「政治不正確」的病因，例如環境毒素、藥物濫用、與疫苗副作用；以及兒童的慢性病如自閉症、過動症、氣喘、及食物過敏等，其激增的真正原因受到隱瞞。
檢視過去這些醫學期刊確實曾批評過美國的執政當局，並在許多科學立場上與甘迺迪直接對立。例如新英格蘭醫學期刊曾發表了一篇前所未見的社論Dying in a Leadership Vacuum，這篇由期刊編輯群聯名發表的社論，是NEJM自1812年創刊以來首次如此直接介入公共政治議題，批評美國政府處理疫情的無能與危害。而The Lancet 則是多次發表批評美國政府對世界衛生組織（WHO）的施壓、削減疫苗與疾病預防的預算、以及散播不實訊息（如推崇氫氯奎寧等未經證實的療法）等。
最後引用哈佛校長Alan M. Garber公開回應聯邦政府的一段話：「我們堅信這樣的真理：全國的大學與學院完全可以在不受政府不當干預的情況下，恪守法律責任，並充分實現其在社會中不可或缺的角色。唯有如此，我們才能追求卓越的學術成果，保障開放的探究精神與言論自由，推動開創性的研究發展，也唯有如此，我們才能推進那無邊界的探索旅程，引領國家與人民邁向更美好的未來。」
