Health News Rfk Jr ’s First Month As Health Secretary Touting French Fries And Casting Doubts On Vaccines

Under RFK Jr., the CDC is scrutinizing the childhood vaccine schedule

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an unprecedented review of routine shots given to kids, alarming public health experts. Read More

'You're Wrong!': RFK Jr. Lashes Out When GOP Senators Turn On Him For Undermining Public Health In Tense Senate Hearing

During a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) scolded HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for his anti-vaccine rhetoric and policies undermining public health. "Effectively, we're ... Read More

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

What people believe about health increasingly depends on how they feel about politics, according to a new poll. Consider President Trump's Sept. 22 warning about acetaminophen, the active ingredient ... Read More

RFK Jr. Testifies Before Senate, Defending His Health Policy Views

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing was held on the 4th of September 2025. It put Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. under an intense spotlight. Senators from both parties ... Read More

HHS hits back at former surgeons general who wrote op-ed saying RFK Jr. is endangering nation's health

The doctors said RFK Jr.'s policies and positions present a threat. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hit back at an op-ed written by the most recent six surgeons general, who said ... Read More

HHS attacks former surgeons general who said RFK Jr. is danger to US public health

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hit back at an op-ed written by the most recent six surgeons general, who said they wanted to warn the U.S. about the dangers of Secretary Robert F. Read More

RFK Jr.’s attack on mRNA vaccines will cost lives

HHS’s move to cancel this contract is pitifully illogical. Bird flu has already cost America billions — and if it mutates to allow for human-to-human transmission, the cost could soar into the ... Read More

RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong

Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives and co-director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Read More

RFK Jr. misses mark in touting rural health transformation fund as historic infusion of cash

Kennedy was referring to the Rural Health Tranformation Program, which is arguably the most significant one-time investment in rural health funding. But that doesn’t speak to what rural hospitals are ... Read More

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outside the White House on Sept. 9. A new poll finds a deep partisan divide with Republicans trusting Kennedy as much as their own doctor, but he is unpopular ... Read More