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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Make America Healthy Again” Aims to Make Public Health Your Responsibility
The message coming from the Trump administration is: “Take care of yourselves — because we won’t.”
Illinois Bars Trump Admin From Using Residents’ Medical Data in Autism Registry
The governor issued an executive order after the NIH announced plans to use the proposed database to discover a “cure.”
Latest Attack on Abortion Pill Is Based on Project 2025 Propaganda, Critics Say
Mifepristone is safe, but abortion opponents are peddling junk science in an effort to deny people access to it.
Health Secretary RFK Jr. Says He Won’t “Give Advice” on Vaccines
Kennedy, who heads the federal government's health department, said his opinions on vaccines were “irrelevant.”
1,000 Measles Cases in the US, But Few Solutions From RFK Jr.
Three people have died so far in the US, the highest number of yearly deaths since 1992.
RFK Jr. Says Autism Database Will Use Medicare and Medicaid Records
Roughly 36 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid, meaning their sensitive data could be targeted.
Trump White House Ends Federal Committee Tasked With Creating Health Guidelines
The termination of the committee will also reduce transparency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
NIOSH Upheld Workplace Safety for Millions in the US. Trump Is Dismembering It.
Trump is destroying the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, sacrificing workers on industry’s altar.
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.