July 29, 2026 3-5pm ET
Wednesday on The Robert Scott Bell Show:
Hour 1
Fauci Stuns Congress by Pleading the Fifth 111 Times Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a congressional hearing on the government’s COVID-19 response, his private diary, and taxpayer-funded research in Wuhan, refusing to answer even basic questions such as the color of his tie, the day of the week, the color of the carpet, or whether a red folder containing a federal statute on refusing to answer congressional questions was sitting in front of him. Senator Rand Paul opened by demanding that Fauci apologize to the American people, admit it was a mistake to fund dangerous research in China, and ask for forgiveness for not telling the full story, while Fauci used his opening statement to accuse Paul of an unhinged personal campaign to embarrass, intimidate, and prosecute him before announcing he would invoke the Fifth on the advice of counsel. Paul repeatedly warned that the Fifth Amendment no longer applied due to a blanket pardon and that obstructing a congressional investigation is against the law with potential repercussions. Senator Ron Johnson questioned Fauci about a pulmonary infarction noted in his diary five months after his first COVID injection and about a stack of studies showing 60 to 70 percent efficacy for ivermectin that Fauci had publicly dismissed as lacking evidence on the same day such data were available. One of Fauci’s attorneys attempted to speak on his behalf and was ejected from the room, prompting Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to call the proceedings a show trial while Paul responded that a witness who pleads the Fifth cannot then have an attorney testify in their place. Senator Josh Hawley further pressed Fauci on allegations that he used federal employees on taxpayer time during the pandemic to solicit cash prizes totaling over one million dollars for himself, including a $900,000 Dan David Prize, questions Fauci also declined to answer.
Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids President Donald Trump is pressing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism and to reduce the number of childhood vaccine recommendations, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on anonymous sources familiar with the matter. At a May lunch at the president’s golf course in northern Virginia, Trump asked Kennedy why he was not doing more on the vaccine-autism connection and told him he “had the yips,” while also expressing that he wants autism rates to go down. Sources indicated Trump believes he has given Kennedy enough time and is disappointed that more has not been accomplished in the past year and a half, with some saying Kennedy will fail if he does not make further progress. Vaccines have been a point of contention between the two, though White House advisers had previously asked Kennedy to tone down vaccine safety work ahead of the midterms. HHS Press Secretary Emily Hilliard stated that Secretary Kennedy and President Trump are aligned in confronting the chronic disease epidemic affecting America’s children through rigorous, gold-standard science, and that HHS will continue evidence-based research to identify root causes of autism and other chronic diseases. A Reuters report highlighted Kennedy’s actions including canceling $500 million in mRNA vaccine development funding, withdrawing U.S. funding for Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, adopting individual-based decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination for ages 6 months to 64 years, and stopping the CDC recommendation of the COVID-19 shot for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. Those changes prompted lawsuits from groups including the American Academy of Pediatrics, a federal court stayed several policy changes in March 2026, and HHS has appealed. White House spokesman Kush Desai said countless parents with questions about skyrocketing autism rates have long been ignored if not mocked, and the administration is committed to addressing concerns with gold-standard science. Kennedy launched the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, which released a draft strategic plan shifting from a purely genetic view of autism toward recognizing neurodevelopmental regression and co-occurring medical problems that are treatable.Special Guests: Margaret Hampton and Melinna Giannini
Special Guest: Melinna Giannini
In 1996, Marian Stone asked Melinna, “How do we get alternative medicine paid for by insurance?” The two founded Alternative Link in 1997, now doing business as ABC Coding Solutions, to answer this question.
For 20+ years, the solutions Melinna’s company designed have been vetted and promoted nationally. In 1999, ABC codes were published by the National Library of Medicine in its Unified Medical Language System. Since then, ABC coding solutions have been successfully used in over 2 million Medicaid claims (at a cost benefit of 50%), a New Mexico Medicare HMO, by an auto-accident medical claims adjudication company and by thousands of practitioners to supplement CPT/HCPCS codes in electronic claims. The ABC Coding Manual and The Legal Guide to Nursing were published by Delmar/Thompson Learning. ABC codes are recognized by the American Nurses Association (representing over 3 million nurses) and many other national and state groups. Melinna was invited to speak at the National Press Club about Revolutionizing Healthcare and has been a featured speaker at national conventions. She continues to work on behalf of U.S. patients so that they have access to better quality care – at less cost – from over 2 M under-utilized health professionals.
Special Guest: Margaret Hampton
Margaret Hampton is a seasoned healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and integrative-care advocate dedicated to advancing high-quality, accessible, and cost-effective healthcare solutions. As President of ABC Coding Solutions, she oversees strategic growth. Margaret brings more than two decades of leadership experience at the intersection of clinical operations, practice management, and emerging models of whole-person care. Her work focuses on closing gaps in coverage for integrative, functional, and non-physician services that play a critical role in chronic care management and patient well-being. In addition to her role with ABC Coding Solutions, Margaret is the owner of Empowered Wellness, a Colorado-based integrative health practice committed to restorative, patient-centered care. Through Empowered Wellness, she has championed evidence-informed approaches that combine functional nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and individualized therapeutic interventions to help patients achieve sustainable health improvements.
Margaret is also a partner in Helios of Colorado, a collaborative venture with an MD and nurse practitioner focused on advancing community-based wellness programs and innovative care delivery models. Her work with Helios reflects her broader commitment to aligning clinical practice, data infrastructure, and health policy to improve outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. She has also served on the board of directors of the Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium and the Culturally Based Care Committee of Denver, CO. Across all of her roles, Margaret is recognized for her operational rigor, strategic foresight, and unwavering belief that accessible, integrative care is essential to resolving the nation’s growing chronic disease burden. She is a driving force behind the movement to modernize healthcare coding and expand the nation’s capacity to support non-physician, whole-person care.
Political Moderates May Look Like The Opposition To Both Sides A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General finds that partisans on both sides of divisive issues tend to classify moderates as belonging to the opposing camp rather than viewing them as neutral. Across five studies involving 3,272 participants, researchers at the University of Florida and the University of California, San Diego observed this “moderate as out-group” effect on abortion policy, the 2024 presidential election, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. In abortion studies, participants who identified as pro-life rated moderate policies allowing abortion up to 4, 8, or 12 weeks as pro-choice, while pro-choice participants rated the same policies as pro-life, with the effect stronger among those holding more extreme views. Similar patterns emerged when judging a fictional person who equally supported both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, or who took a moderate stance on Israel-Palestine. The effect appeared most reliably when participants saw the issue as both moral and threatening. Further studies indicated the pattern is driven more by moderates failing to condemn the opposing side than by failing to fully endorse their own side. When a moderate target accepted both sides’ actions, partisans placed the target in the opposing camp, but the effect weakened when the target rejected both sides. Researchers note the findings challenge the assumption that moderates serve as bridge-builders, as the middle ground may not register as neutral when issues feel morally loaded. Speculatively, the authors suggest the effect could help explain why nonpartisan media outlets face rejection from both sides. Limitations include reliance on U.S. participants and focus on specific high-profile topics, so results may vary by culture or issue.Hour 2
Previous vaccinations shouldn’t bar worker’s religious vaccine exemption request, 9th Circuit says A former consultant for The Permanente Medical Group may proceed with her religious discrimination lawsuit alleging the organization unlawfully denied her request for a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in a reversal of a lower court decision. The plaintiff in Weiss v. The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., who identifies as a Christian Jew, cited Bible passages and Jewish law requiring her to keep her body and blood uncontaminated and prohibiting needle wounds except for direct curative benefit. TPMG provisionally approved the request but later required further information that she only partly provided, then revoked the exemption, placed her on unpaid leave, and fired her. A district court dismissed the case, finding she insufficiently notified the employer of the conflict between her beliefs and the mandate. The 9th Circuit reversed, holding that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act the plaintiff fulfilled the notice requirement by identifying her beliefs and describing specific religious doctrines. The court noted that TPMG’s initial approval showed it understood the request’s religious nature and that the record did not indicate doubt about the sincerity of her belief. TPMG had argued the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a conflict partly because she admitted receiving other vaccines in the past and did not fully explain differences or answer medical history questions she considered private, but the appeals court stated that sincerity of beliefs and adequate notice of a religious conflict are separate inquiries and that the employer’s arguments blurred the distinction. The decision distinguished the case from a prior 9th Circuit ruling in Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, where an objection was found to be personal and secular rather than based on a bona fide religious belief.
J&J reaches sweeping talc deal that could end decade of litigation Johnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve about 76,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, covering nearly all remaining claims against the company including those consolidated in federal court in New Jersey and related state court cases. The deal must be accepted by 95 percent of the ovarian cancer claimants before becoming final, and plaintiffs’ attorneys called it a fair resolution after a decade-long battle. J&J previously settled most cases alleging its talc contained asbestos and caused mesothelioma. The company’s vice president of litigation stated the claims were meritless but the settlement provides closure so J&J can focus on developing life-saving medicines and devices, with payments of $3 billion expected in 2027 and further amounts in 2028 that could ultimately exceed $7 billion depending on participation. The agreement came after a series of courtroom wins for J&J, including individual trial victories, disqualification of some plaintiffs’ lawyers, and a recent federal ruling casting doubt on the ability of individual plaintiffs to prove talc specifically caused their ovarian cancer. J&J has long denied its products caused cancer, asserting talc was safe and asbestos-free, and stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the U.S. in 2020 in favor of a cornstarch version. Litigation resumed in March 2025 after three years of unsuccessful bankruptcy attempts through a shell-company subsidiary known as the Texas two-step strategy. Unlike those earlier proposals, the new settlement applies only to existing claims, excludes future lawsuits, and accelerates payments so all claims will be paid within 18 months.
Glyphosate, common pesticides damage human DNA at low doses Several common pesticides, including the herbicide glyphosate, cause genetic damage to human cells at very low exposure levels according to a new study published in the Annals of Global Health journal, with such genotoxicity linked to cancer and suggesting that current pesticide testing and regulation may not fully capture potential harms. Researchers tested 10 pesticides prioritized from prior European Union data on more than 200 substances and found that eight damaged or altered DNA in human cells, with glyphosate producing cell damage at the lowest levels tested and indicating almost no safe level of human exposure. It was the first time several of the pesticides had been examined for DNA impacts and the first study to confirm that certain mixtures, such as glyphosate combined with the insecticide acetamiprid and the fungicide fluopyram, were toxic to cells even at the lowest dose. Senior author Daniele Mandrioli of Collegium Ramazzini noted that low-dose effects in toxicology are often underestimated simply because they are not studied and that many pesticides are assumed non-toxic to DNA based on industry studies rather than independent testing. All eight toxic pesticides identified are registered for use in the United States. The findings arrive a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the former Monsanto company, now owned by Bayer, in a case limiting state claims over Roundup labeling because the EPA has not required cancer warnings and has repeatedly concluded glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer. Glyphosate has been classified as a probable human carcinogen by an arm of the World Health Organization, and Bayer stated the new study lacked the rigor of those submitted to regulatory agencies while the weight of evidence does not support its conclusions. A University of California Berkeley toxicologist said the science is clear that glyphosate can cause genetic damage in exposed humans and human cells, and the study authors emphasize there is no safe threshold for genotoxic chemicals while calling for further research on human cells and lower-dose ranges in risk assessments.
Do Men Or Women Fart More Often? This Study Provides An Answer A study published in JAMA Network Open found that men on average recorded slightly more farts per day than women, though the difference was small and there was substantial overlap between the groups. Researchers in Australia recruited 3,015 men and 3,255 women who wore devices inserted into the anus to track gaseous activity and used a smartphone app called Chart Your Fart for an average of 10 days, generating 360,192 recorded outputs. Participants averaged five recorded farts per day with a standard deviation and median of 3.8, and 79.3 percent had between two and seven recorded farts daily. These figures were lower than previous self-reported estimates of 10 to 20 farts per day and a recent Smart Underwear study that found an average of 32 times daily. Men averaged 5.2 recorded farts per day compared with 4.8 for women, with medians of 4.0 and 3.8 respectively, and standard deviations of 3.9 and 3.6, indicating significant overlap such that any given man could fart more or less frequently than any given woman. Three-quarters of men recorded 2.5 to 6.5 farts daily while three-quarters of women recorded 2.0 to 6.0. Recorded fart frequency peaked between 6 pm and 10 pm, corresponding to the typical after-dinner window when people consume more flatulence-inducing foods. The study concluded there is no large difference between men and women in farting frequency, emphasizing that recorded events may not capture all activity due to variations in form and detection.
Welcome back to another “Homeopathic Hits” episode on The Robert Scott Bell Show!
Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Lacticum Acidum, commonly known as Lactic Acid.
Boericke highlights this remedy for morning sickness, diabetes, rheumatism, breast troubles, and local use in tuberculous ulceration of the vocal cords. Its picture centers on nausea relieved by eating, acrid eructations, salivation, water-brash, rheumatic weakness, and saccharine urine.
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