As a physician who has dedicated his career to infectious diseases and public health, I've long understood that the bedrock of a healthy society isn't just advanced medicine, but an enduring trust in science and the institutions that champion it.

The fundamental truth: without it, even the most profound medical breakthroughs cannot achieve their full potential in safeguarding our collective well-being. The disturbing trajectory of our nation's public health and political discourse, however, suggests we are teetering on the brink of significant self-inflicted damage, largely due to a dangerous erosion of this critical trust.

This trust between science and elected officials is further eroded when the federal government makes baseless claims like declaring that pregnant women should avoid t

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