If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug…
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Fact-Checking RFK Jr.’s Health Claims on Obesity, Medicaid and Fluoride
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.Read More
View More Fact-Checking RFK Jr.’s Health Claims on Obesity, Medicaid and FluorideRFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two government programs that cover more than 150 million Americans.Read More
View More RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and MedicaidN.I.H. Trials and Essential Hiring May Continue, Acting Director Says
The interim leader of the National Institutes of Health gave some clarification tied to Trump administrations restrictions on travel and communications, but questions remain.Read More
View More N.I.H. Trials and Essential Hiring May Continue, Acting Director SaysRFK Jr Has Spasmodic Dysphonia, a Condition That Makes His Voice Raspy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started developing symptoms of the condition in 1996.Read More
View More RFK Jr Has Spasmodic Dysphonia, a Condition That Makes His Voice RaspyLeaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence…
View More Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health MattersThe Best Vegetables To Eat If You Want The Most Bang For Your Buck
Experts highlight the ingredients that are most jam-packed with whole-body nourishment.Read More
View More The Best Vegetables To Eat If You Want The Most Bang For Your BuckState Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now
Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid…
View More State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for NowHawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames Kennedy for Measles Deaths in Samoa
Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his…
View More Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames Kennedy for Measles Deaths in SamoaA Nutrition Program for Low-Income Americans Seeks Clarity on Funding Pause
It was not immediately known how the federal funding freeze would affect W.I.C., which provides vouchers for healthy foods to low-income pregnant and postpartum women,…
View More A Nutrition Program for Low-Income Americans Seeks Clarity on Funding Pause