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FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS
In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of ...
New York Magazine1d
What It’s Like to Be a Vaccine Researcher in RFK Jr.’s America
He is the head of HHS, and yet he continues to spout untested, unproven therapies and has only given a very lukewarm ...
KFF Health News4d
RFK Jr. Struggles To Navigate Frustrated Supporters and a Demanding Boss
Leaders of the "Make America Healthy Again” movement cheered the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Health and Human Services ...
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump
A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the NIH funding terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or ...
Kennedy Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers
The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors ...
Florida Politics5d
Poll: Ron DeSantis behind RFK Jr. with young Republicans in hypothetical 2028 poll
Gov. Ron DeSantis would be a nonstarter with young Republicans in a hypothetical 2028 race involving Donald Trump chasing a ...
Future of DC’s RFK Stadium site could be determined by ballot initiative
The question of what will ultimately happen with the old RFK Stadium site in Northeast D.C. could end up in the hands of ...
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Meets in Early Test for Scientific Sway
A group of embattled government advisers will meet this week in the first major test of who controls US vaccine policy: scientific experts or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.