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

RFK Jr. is battling a top aide on vaccines, again

The health secretary and his FDA chief, Marty Makary, can’t agree on how to proceed with vaccine safety studies. Read More

RFK Jr.'s Ongoing Overhaul of CDC Adds Risk to Crisis Response

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismantling of the CDC is being criticized by former officials who warn his actions are crippling the ability to grapple with health crises and at odds with ... Read More

How RFK Jr., America’s celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science

RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics. Read More

Inside RFK Jr.'s first ten months in the Trump administration

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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

Pfizer CEO says RFK Jr. wasn't his 'first choice' for HHS Secretary

Pfizer CEO says RFK Jr.'s appointment was not up to him, though he has found common ground with the vaccine skeptic. 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

Health Secretary RFK Jr. says there's 'not sufficient' proof to show Tylenol causes autism

Last month, Trump said U.S. officials would suggest limiting the use of Tylenol during pregnancy, though doctors say it is safe to use. The state of Texas sued Tylenol maker Kenvue on Oct. 28, ... Read More

PETA meets MAGA as RFK Jr. takes on animal testing

Criticism of animal research − usually associated with the progressive left − has grown in recent years, as the practice is blamed for the slow pace of drug development. The Food and Drug ... Read More

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

“It’s going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.” — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sept. 4, 2025, in a Senate hearing At a September Senate hearing, ... 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