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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sanders Slams RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Lies as Senate GOP Advances Nomination
“I cannot in good conscience vote for someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections,” Sanders said.
Pentagon Ends Policy Covering Abortion Travel Costs for Military
The Pentagon’s policy change follows Trump’s anti-abortion executive order enforcing the Hyde Amendment.
RFK Jr. Wrongly Claims Most Americans “Are Not Happy” With Medicaid
In reality, 77 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid, polling shows.
Risky Raw Milk Farms Poised to Gain Federal Certification Under an RFK HHS
Promoting raw milk, scientists say, could raise the risk of the bird flu virus evolving to spread more efficiently.
Trump Aims to Overhaul the FDA. What Does That Mean for Public Health?
Project 2025 aims to gut regulatory bodies across the board. The FDA under Trump is no exception.
Tooth Decay Rose in Canadian Cities Without Fluoride. RFK Wants This for the US.
Montreal residents say a petition by the US health secretary nominee stoked their city’s rejection of fluoride.
COVID Rates Are Up in What Experts Are Calling a “Silent Surge” Across the US
“There’s a good chance that a lot of people are going to get sick in the next couple of weeks,” one expert predicted.
Trump’s Picks for Top Federal Health Agencies Look Like “Team of Opponents”
The president-elect’s choices for many agencies hold positions on abortion and vaccination that are often at odds.
77 Past Nobel Prize Winners Tell Senators to Reject RFK Jr. HHS Nomination
“Placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” the Nobel laureates stated.
What Could We Lose With Dr. Oz and RFK Jr. in Charge of Our Health?
The modest protections of the Affordable Care Act never went far enough, but even those could be weakened under Trump.