NEWS

US health policy must be guided by science, not ideology

By Dr. Lyndon Haviland

October 23, 2025

TheHill.com

If America has entered the “golden age” as President Trump is fond of saying, public health officials across the nation are still waiting patiently for it to start.  

That’s because his administration has shown little respect for the importance of science in guiding health policy, as he destroys the federal government’s decades-long role in leading the charge to keep Americans safe.