How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more

The unpredictable meeting followed a full shakeup by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rid the expert advisory panel of what he claims are the pharmaceutical industry’s corporate interests. Read More

RFK Jr. makes announcement following backlash from CDC officials: 'Will leave us ill prepared for future health emergencies'

A meeting of advisers chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday with ... Read More

Trump Said RFK Jr. Could ‘Go Wild.’ The Health Secretary Is Testing the Limits.

Kennedy’s disruption of the CDC, vaccine recommendations and other policies drew a Senate rebuke. Trump is standing by him, for now. Read More

Health Secretary RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines and more during Senate hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary's nearly three-hour appearance. Read More

Bill Cassidy grills RFK Jr. over anti-vaccine policies while praising President Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who was the deciding vote to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary, criticized Kennedy's anti-vaccine policies. Cassidy, a doctor, expressed concern that Kennedy's actions are ... Read More

RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation

Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary. This follows a contentious congressional hearing this past week, when the Trump Cabinet official faced ... Read More

RFK Jr.'s new 'MAHA' report gives road map to improving kids' health but stops short of action

The second installment of the "Make America Healthy Again" report retreads old ground and may not go as far as many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s supporters hoped. Read More

What happened at RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing in 300 words

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ... Read More

Health Secretary RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines and more during Senate hearing

In a few minutes, we'll speak with Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state who had sharp words for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his policy on vaccines at a hearing ... Read More