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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FDA Reverses Course, Rehires Staff Handling Public Records After Mass Layoffs
The layoffs had decimated the workforce that processes Freedom of Information Act requests across FDA centers.
We Can’t Let RFK Jr. Divide Our Autistic Community Based on Our Support Needs
A Trump official spoke of an “autism registry” then walked it back. Organizers still fear infringements on rights.
As RFK Downplays Measles, CDC Reports Nearly 900 Infections Counted in 2025
The vast majority of people diagnosed with a measles infection this year were unvaccinated, the CDC reported.
RFK Jr. Seeks Broad Access to Health Records for “Autism Research”
Disability advocates urge funding education and services for autistic people — not surveillance-style data collection.
Trump Signs Executive Order Delaying Negotiations for Prescription Drug Prices
One policy advocate described the move as “a total capitulation to the demands of drug corporation lobbyists.”
Along With Measles, Whooping Cough Cases Surge as Vaccine Rates Drop
Experts say outbreaks of preventable diseases could get much worse with Trump’s cuts to public health infrastructure.
Trump Cuts to Federal Health Funding Thwart Cities’ and States’ Measles Response
As of this week, cases were nearing 650 in 22 states, on track to reach a 34-year high.
Kids Are Getting Sick From RFK Jr.’s False Measles Remedy, Doctors Say
Nearly 380 cases of measles have been identified in the US this year, the highest number since 2019.
Here’s How the Right Is Packaging Its Conspiracies in Environmentalism
When public health problems aren’t met with structural solutions, conspiracies cloaked in green rhetoric can flourish.
RFK Jr. Spreads Dangerous Lies About Measles as Texas Outbreak Tops 220 Cases
Dozens of people, mostly children, have been hospitalized in Texas due to the outbreak.