Elisabeth Rosenthal

Bloomberg Opinion Guest Columnist

Elisabeth Rosenthal, a journalist and physician, is a contributing senior editor of KFF Health News and a former correspondent for the New York Times.

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‘Alternative Facts’ Aren't a Reason to Skip Vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to defund mRNA research is just the latest to put ideology above public health.

August 11, 2025

August 11, 2025

OpinionElisabeth Rosenthal

‘Alternative Facts’ Aren't a Reason to Skip Vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to defund mRNA research is just the latest to put ideology above public health.

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August 26, 2024

August 26, 2024

OpinionElisabeth Rosenthal

With TV Drug Ads, Don’t Believe Your Eyes

Dancing, biking, singing patients? The FDA needs to do more to crack down on misleading claims.

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September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017

OpinionElisabeth Rosenthal

Why Hurricanes Are Like Health Care

Insurance is costly. If it's optional, guess who ends up paying for recoveries from medical and meteorological disasters.

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