'He'd have huge control': Reporter outlines worst-case scenario for embattled Trump pi​ck
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'He'd have huge control': Reporter outlines worst-case scenario for embattled Trump pi​ck

Raw Story  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could do a massive amount of harm as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, warned Dan Diamond of The Washington Post in a lengthy thread posted to Bluesky on Friday. RELATED: 'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick One way he could do this, he wrote, would be to staff vaccine advisory boards with his own allies. "Those committees' recommendations aren't binding, but it could confuse state agencies, schools, etc that historically follow federal guidance + rupture that longstanding relationship," explained Diamond. Even short of these, wrote Diamond, Kennedy has more "subtle" ways he could interfere with the vaccine system. "He says he doesn't want to take vaccines away — but he has made pledges before and backtracked," concluded Diamond, citing as an example his repeated flip-flops on abortion rights.

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'I don't know what Tommy Tuberville is talking about': Expert blasts GOP senator
5 days, 2 hours ago

'I don't know what Tommy Tuberville is talking about': Expert blasts GOP senator

Raw Story  

A public health expert scorned Sen. Tommy Tuberville's analysis of vaccine mandates as illogical and unscientific. The Alabama Republican met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is Donald Trump's nominee for health secretary, and came away saying that they agreed that children are required to get too many vaccines instead of just three, as both septuagenarians had gotten as children …

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances
5 days, 5 hours ago

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” as he campaigned alongside Donald Trump caught her attention. “I started wondering where those extra pounds came from.” After hearing Kennedy out, she concluded: “We cannot trust the health organizations …

Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster
5 days, 17 hours ago

Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster

LA Times  

Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. “I’m not in a wheelchair yet,” said Lane, who uses leg braces and crutches, “but it’s heading that way.” The idea that anyone would question the polio vaccine now, she said, “makes me nuts.” Last week, the New York Times reported that in 2022, Robert …

‘This is a lie’: RFK Jr. criticized by experts, including Trump Surgeon General
5 days, 23 hours ago

‘This is a lie’: RFK Jr. criticized by experts, including Trump Surgeon General

Raw Story  

Medical experts, including Donald Trump’s first-term Surgeon General, are questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services and urging the Senate to uphold its "obligation" to conduct a thorough vetting process, following resurfaced remarks RFK Jr. made last year about the polio vaccine, suggesting it "killed many, many more people" than polio ever did. Responding …

RFK reverses course on polio vaccine amid pressure from GOP
6 days, 15 hours ago

RFK reverses course on polio vaccine amid pressure from GOP

Raw Story  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backed off on his long-spoken desire to revoke approval for the polio vaccine – a hint that he is attempting to calm concerns about his controversial vaccine positions after President-elect Donald Trump chose him to become the country’s next health secretary. Kennedy’s flip flop came Monday when he told reporters he was “all for” the polio …

RFK Jr. could hijack the conversation about Luigi Mangione — and set health care back for decades
6 days, 17 hours ago

RFK Jr. could hijack the conversation about Luigi Mangione — and set health care back for decades

Salon  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sure is lucky in his timing. People's anger at the health care system can easily be hijacked, turning them away from the real source of their pain — for-profit insurance companies — and towards conspiracy theories, such as Kennedy's false claims that vaccines are dangerous and don't work. She believes "we won't even need health care" …

RFK Jr. Courts Republicans in Effort to Secure Top Health Job
6 days, 21 hours ago

RFK Jr. Courts Republicans in Effort to Secure Top Health Job

Live Mint  

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is meeting with Republican senators who are seeking to better understand his views on abortion and vaccine policy as he courts their support this week for his nomination to the top role at the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy’s meetings with Republicans on key Senate committees are slated to run throughout the week, …

Outcry after RFK Jr linked to effort to nix US approval for polio vaccine
1 week, 1 day ago

Outcry after RFK Jr linked to effort to nix US approval for polio vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has sought to distance himself from his lawyer’s polio vaccine petition. In the statement, Kennedy’s camp attempted to distance the nominee from a New York Times report that his lawyer Aaron Siri had petitioned to suspend approval for the life-saving vaccine. “Mr Kennedy believes the Polio Vaccine should be available to the public …

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

LA Times  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, wears a bandage on his face and wrist after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Anyone seeking the …

Polio survivor Mitch McConnell slams ‘dangerous’ push by RFK Jr lawyer to kill vaccine
1 week, 2 days ago

Polio survivor Mitch McConnell slams ‘dangerous’ push by RFK Jr lawyer to kill vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Republican leader and polio survivor Mitch McConnell on Friday condemned …

'Specious disinformation': McConnell smacks down RFK Jr. aide's 'dangerous' effort
1 week, 2 days ago

'Specious disinformation': McConnell smacks down RFK Jr. aide's 'dangerous' effort

Raw Story  

Outgoing Senate Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday condemned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s aide Aaron Siri for his efforts to abolish the polio vaccine, The New York Times reported. Kennedy, an outspoken anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who has also attacked medical consensus on issues ranging from municipal water fluoridation to 5G cell service, is Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health …

RFK Jr. Working With Lawyer Who Pushed FDA To Revoke Polio Vaccine
1 week, 2 days ago

RFK Jr. Working With Lawyer Who Pushed FDA To Revoke Polio Vaccine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to select top health officials for the next Trump administration has petitioned the federal government to revoke its approval of the lifesaving polio vaccine for children ― and he could have a prominent job in a Health and Human Services Department led by Kennedy. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …

'Stop messing with things': CNN conservative panics over RFK Jr. blowing it with senators
1 week, 2 days ago

'Stop messing with things': CNN conservative panics over RFK Jr. blowing it with senators

Raw Story  

Conservative CNN contributor Shermichael Singleton implored Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Friday to extricate himself from the efforts of a key adviser to get the FDA to revoke the decades-old polio vaccine approval. Appearing with host John Berman, Singleton was asked about a report in the New York Times that RFK Jr's advisor, Aaron Siri, "is waging war against vaccines of …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s legal adviser Aaron Siri petitioned to end polio vaccine’s FDA approval: Report
1 week, 2 days ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s legal adviser Aaron Siri petitioned to end polio vaccine’s FDA approval: Report

Live Mint  

Aaron Siri, the legal adviser helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has reportedly petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine. According to The New York Times, Siri filed a petition in 2022 on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network, requesting …

'The quackery': MSNBC analyst goes off on Trump ally for questioning polio vaccine
1 week, 3 days ago

'The quackery': MSNBC analyst goes off on Trump ally for questioning polio vaccine

Raw Story  

Reacting to a New York Times report that a lawyer representing Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk in 1955, MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle angrily called out the potential Donald Trump Cabinet member. With the Times reporting that RFK Jr. attorney Aaron Siri has been waging war against …

Trump nominee's top ally calls for polio vaccines to be pulled from market: report
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump nominee's top ally calls for polio vaccines to be pulled from market: report

Raw Story  

A lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick his public health team for the incoming Donald Trump administration has asked the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, according to a new report. Kennedy ally Aaron Siri, who represented him during his failed presidential bid, has also filed a petition on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network …

'Bad idea': Trump's plan to cut vaccines he deems 'dangerous' met with concern by experts
1 week, 3 days ago

'Bad idea': Trump's plan to cut vaccines he deems 'dangerous' met with concern by experts

Raw Story  

Saying he will be the one to decide—in consultation with anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—which vaccines the federal government should cut, Donald Trump on Thursday again invoked the false and widely debunked conspiracy theory that links autism to the life-saving drugs. “When asked in an interview for TIME’s 2024 Person of the Year whether he would approve of an …

Trump says he will have chat with RFK Jr on ending child vaccination programmes
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump says he will have chat with RFK Jr on ending child vaccination programmes

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs. When asked if he would sign off if Kennedy decided to end childhood vaccinations programs, Trump told Time magazine, "we're going to have a …

RFK Jr.’s lawyer petitions the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine
1 week, 3 days ago

RFK Jr.’s lawyer petitions the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine

Salon  

Aaron Siri, the lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump’s presumptive nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services — petitioned the federal government on Friday to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine. “I love Aaron Siri,” Kennedy said in a clip played on a recent episode of a podcast hosted by Informed Consent Action Network …

McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine
1 week, 3 days ago

McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine

Salon  

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell condemned an effort from an associate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr to roll back FDA approval for the polio vaccine and warned the Cabinet nominee to "steer clear" of such initiatives. “Anyone seeking the Senate's consent to serve in the incoming administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such …

Trump, Kennedy to discuss future of childhood vaccination programs
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump, Kennedy to discuss future of childhood vaccination programs

Firstpost  

Public health experts, including former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, warn that reducing vaccination rates could lead to outbreaks of diseases like measles Robert F Kennedy Jr and President-elect Donald Trump greet each other at a campaign event. File Image/Reuters President-elect Donald Trump plans to discuss the future of childhood vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for Secretary …

"It will cost lives": Trump says he'll talk with RFK Jr. about discouraging childhood vaccines
1 week, 4 days ago

"It will cost lives": Trump says he'll talk with RFK Jr. about discouraging childhood vaccines

Salon  

In an interview with TIME Magazine published Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would discuss ending child vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist he has nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. His administration would get rid of some vaccinations if "I think it's dangerous, if I think they are not beneficial," …

'Things will start to topple': Report outlines possible public health disaster under Trump
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Things will start to topple': Report outlines possible public health disaster under Trump

Raw Story  

A new report from NPR outlines just how quickly public health in the United States could unravel should anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. be confirmed to run the Health and Human Services Department. NPR spoke with several public health experts who feared that RFK Jr.'s appointment as the nation's top health official could "cause renewed, deadly epidemics of …

'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick

Raw Story  

A former public health official from Donald Trump's first term as president sounded the alarm over one of his nominees for his second term. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who served as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would put American lives at risk …

RFK Jr. already 'bitterly warring' with other Trump allies: report
3 weeks, 3 days ago

RFK Jr. already 'bitterly warring' with other Trump allies: report

Raw Story  

Conspiracy theorist and former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was rewarded by Donald Trump for campaigning alongside him with a nomination to head up the Department of Health and Human Services. In particular, reported Meredith Lee Hill and Adam Cancryn, Kennedy's demands for how Trump staff the U.S. Department of Agriculture have gone ignored and he has been …

RFK compared CDC to 'Nazi death camps' and child vaccines to church sex abuse: report
3 weeks, 4 days ago

RFK compared CDC to 'Nazi death camps' and child vaccines to church sex abuse: report

Raw Story  

A new report unearthed years-old comments made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump's nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services — in which Kennedy said a separate federal health agency harms children similar to "Nazi death camps." Additionally, Kennedy called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a "cesspool of corruption" filled with people …

Putting RFK Jr. in charge of HHS will erode children's health, pediatricians warn
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Putting RFK Jr. in charge of HHS will erode children's health, pediatricians warn

Salon  

When Joseph Ladapo was appointed the surgeon general in Florida in September 2021, the vaccination rate for routine injections for kindergartners was 93.3 percent. As Trump recently said, Kennedy will “restore” public health “agencies” to the “traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research” to “Make America Great and Healthy Again.” But such a restoration could lead to the loss of key …

A Look At How Some Of Trump's Picks To Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A Look At How Some Of Trump's Picks To Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans’ health — from health care and medicines to food …

Could RFK Jr, Trump’s presumptive health secretary, ban vaccines?
1 month ago

Could RFK Jr, Trump’s presumptive health secretary, ban vaccines?

Al Jazeera  

RFK Jr might try to curb access to vaccines if not able to impose an outright ban but will face pushback, experts say. On November 6, before Trump officially tapped him for the seat, Kennedy told an NBC News reporter, “If vaccines are working for somebody, I’m not going to take them away.” Vaccine law and policy experts told PolitiFact …

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with optimism and dismay
1 month ago

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with optimism and dismay

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Others, like Dr Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC, have praised Trump for …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's 'Make America Healthy Again' effort is poised for real power
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1 month, 1 week ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's 'Make America Healthy Again' effort is poised for real power

NPR  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's 'Make America Healthy Again' effort is poised for real power If confirmed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have broad influence over federal agencies and health care policy — a prospect that worries many in public health given his history of conspiracy theories. CALLEY MEANS: What Bobby Kennedy has helped President Trump realize is that there's no …

Why RFK Jr. nomination sets off alarms among many public health specialists
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1 month, 1 week ago

Why RFK Jr. nomination sets off alarms among many public health specialists

LA Times  

If confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have oversight of institutions including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the National Institutes of Health. He told NBC News he wouldn’t “take away” vaccines, but he would “make sure scientific safety …

'Unimaginably far-reaching': Expert warns Trump's decision could have damaging effects
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1 month, 1 week ago

'Unimaginably far-reaching': Expert warns Trump's decision could have damaging effects

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s surprising pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services could have long-lasting consequences for the health and survival of the American public, according to a Washington Post health columnist. “The reason Kennedy is uniquely unfit compared with past nominees is that his approach to scientific inquiry is as an activist, not a scientist,” Wen, a …

RFK Jr facing pushback to his appointment from the right – but it has nothing to do with his conspiracy theories
1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr facing pushback to his appointment from the right – but it has nothing to do with his conspiracy theories

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I believe the nomination of RFK Jr to serve as Secretary of HHS is …

CNN bombshell caused 'huge uproar' with Trump — and led to RFK Jr. offer: report
1 month, 1 week ago

CNN bombshell caused 'huge uproar' with Trump — and led to RFK Jr. offer: report

Raw Story  

Billionaire businessman and Cantor Fitzgerald head Howard Lutnick — who’s reportedly a top contender for secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Donald Trump’s Cabinet — “caused a huge uproar” in the former president’s “orbit” that led to Trump’s decision to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Department of Health and Human Services secretary, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported. …

Why vaccine stocks tumbled after Trump chose RFK Jr for US health secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

Why vaccine stocks tumbled after Trump chose RFK Jr for US health secretary

Firstpost  

The selection of vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr by US President-elect Donald Trump to head the Department of Health and Human Services has sparked a market shock, with stocks of leading vaccine makers, including Moderna, Pfizer, and Novavax, taking significant hits Robert F Kennedy Jr and Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump greet each other at …

RFK Jr to lead US health agency
1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr to lead US health agency

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the United States Federal Health Agency. Rachel Hayter: Hailing from one of the most iconic political families of the 20th century, RFK Jr. will now lead the United States Federal Health Agency. Donald Trump: Today I nominated him for, I guess if you like …

Trump Picks Anti-Vax Robert F Kennedy Jr. To Lead US Health & Human Service Dept
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump Picks Anti-Vax Robert F Kennedy Jr. To Lead US Health & Human Service Dept

ABP News  

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that …

Trump names 'anti-vaccine activist' RFK Jr as Secretary of Health & Human Services. Why is it concerning?
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump names 'anti-vaccine activist' RFK Jr as Secretary of Health & Human Services. Why is it concerning?

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump announced that former Democratic leader and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the next US Secretary of Health and Human Services. In the past, RFK Jr. has claimed that childhood vaccines cause autism, a theory debunked by experts Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump shakes hands with former independent presidential candidate Robert …

Robert F Kennedy Jr, anti-vaccine activist, is Donald Trump's pick for US health secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

Robert F Kennedy Jr, anti-vaccine activist, is Donald Trump's pick for US health secretary

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump nominated anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr. to be the chief of the department of health and human services under his administration. Robert F Kennedy Jr. or RFK, whose views on public health have often been termed as dangerous, will be tasked with overseeing drug, vaccine and food safety, medical research, and social safety net programmes. …

Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health
54 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health

Wired  

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s the fulfillment of an implied promise that Trump made at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in late October, where he said he would let Kennedy “go wild on …

'Monumental disaster': Conservative turns on Trump pick
1 month, 1 week ago

'Monumental disaster': Conservative turns on Trump pick

Raw Story  

A conservative writer for a well-known conservative publication on Thursday honed in on two key issues that he views as disqualifying for Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the country’s next Health and Human Services secretary – a selection he urged Republican senators to reject. Writing that Senate confirmation of RFK Jr. would be “a monumental disaster,” …

RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback
1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback

NPR  

RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' "Bobby Kennedy and Trump have bonded over tying the core of MAGA – which is a distrust of institutions and getting corruption out of institutions – to our health care industries," says Calley Means, an advisor to Kennedy and the Trump transition team, who spoke with NPR before Kennedy's nomination. "There are …

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary?
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1 month, 1 week ago

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary?

Al Jazeera  

Here is more about Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump’s US health secretary pick who is sceptical of vaccines, the FDA and fluoride in water. On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F Kennedy …

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. : Consider This from NPR
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy holds a number of controversial opinions on health, and promotes a number of scientifically debunked claims like vaccines cause …

"I hope you like measles": Medical doctors in "horror" over RFK Jr. pick
1 month, 1 week ago

"I hope you like measles": Medical doctors in "horror" over RFK Jr. pick

Salon  

The idea of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken vaccine skeptic who has also made baseless claims about fluoride and other scientific issues, serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has the medical community panicking over the potential implications. President-elect Donald Trump has said that he would let Kennedy “go wild on health” and on “the …

Trump picks anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and …

Health stocks slide as Trump picks vaccine skeptic Kennedy
1 month, 1 week ago

Health stocks slide as Trump picks vaccine skeptic Kennedy

LA Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Nixon Library on June 12 in Yorba Linda. Pharmaceutical stocks slumped as President-elect Donald Trump said he’s tapping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, potentially elevating a prominent vaccine skeptic and broader industry critic to a top role on health policy. The declines went beyond vaccines, …

Just poison: Trump's health secretary pick RFK Jr rips his love for fast food
1 month, 1 week ago

Just poison: Trump's health secretary pick RFK Jr rips his love for fast food

India Today  

Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s choice to head the US Health Department, recently delivered a scathing critique of the President-elect’s eating habits, labelling what he heats as "poison". In a recent interview, RFK Jr, asserted that Trump’s diet during the campaign trail was “really bad”. Kennedy, during the interview, also recalled a conversation with an executive of a mixed …

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