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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

'I Love NIH': RFK Jr. Makes Zero Sense, Claims To 'Love' Health Agency That He's Dismantling In Rambling Remarks During Hearing

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in May, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. claimed to "love" the NIH, even though he and the Trump Administration are actively dismantling it by thoughtlessly ... 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

Former U.S. surgeons general call RFK Jr. a threat to the nation's health in op-ed

Six former U.S. surgeons general issued a warning about Health Secretary RFK Jr., calling him a "threat." NPR's A Martinez speaks with one of them, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona. Read More

RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash

At a September Senate hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. boasted about a rural health initiative within President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." "It’s ... Read More

RFK Jr. suggests circumcision is linked to autism. Here's what experts say.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested there may be a link between autism and circumcision while reasserting the unproven theory that Tylenol causes the disorder — and medical experts 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

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