Public Health Experts Groan as RFK Jr. Pitches Vaccines as 'Personal Choice'
Vaccines are most effective at scale when enough people get them to provide "herd immunity" from a virus, doctors and officials say.
Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS
One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.”
Why RFK Jr. nomination sets off alarms among many public health specialists
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
Trump's health pick RFK Jr. wants fluoride removed from drinking water. What to know in Arizona
Days before the election, Kennedy posted on social media that a Trump White House would advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from the public water supply, which goes against public health recommendations yet jibes with a large number of people who question the safety of fluoridating water.
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How RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Could Radically Transform Public Health
Donald Trump has said he’ll appoint the political scion and prominent vaccine skeptic as secretary of Health and Human Services. Here's why the experts are concerned.
RFK Jr. poses threat to health establishment—and public health itself
Chris Hayes breaks down how RFK Jr. brings the ‘us vs. them’ mindset to public health, but leaves science behind.
Trump Makes RFK Jr. Pose with McDonald’s Meal
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s set to run the Health and Human Services Department, recently complained that flying with Trump means eating “poison”
‘Hazing Ritual’: RFK Jr. Shares McDonald’s With Trump After Trashing His Diet
Kennedy has frequently called out McDonald’s french fries for being made with what he believes are harmful ingredients.
Alec Baldwin Back on ‘SNL’ as Trump’s New Cabinet Pick RFK Jr.
In this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open, James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump sat by the White House fireplace alongside Dana Carvey’s Joe Biden. After joking about the real meeting’s awkward, polite atmosphere,
Trump's pick of RFK Jr. for health secretary ushers in chaos
President-elect Trump has selected vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation's top health care agency, which would give him power over food and drug regulation, Medicare and Medicaid policy,
Why Trump’s RFK Jr. pick ‘spooked’ pharma shareholders
Pharmaceutical company shareholders were “spooked” this week after President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would appoint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the HHS said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.
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Ignoring Public Health May Have Cost Democrats the Election
The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health ...
How will a Trump presidency reshape US public health? A look at his plans.
In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy ...
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Opinion - How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
If one looks at the past century of back-and-forth changes between Republican and Democratic presidents, one sees a ...
Tribal leaders ask feds to declare syphilis outbreak a public health emergency
This year in South Dakota, of 649 documented cases of syphilis, 546 have been among Native Americans, who make up only 9 ...
California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain -- but risk to public remains low
Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from ...
'Being more nuanced will not be easy for public health agencies'
Water fluoridation has "benefits and is safe at the levels we use in the United States," but "there is no good evidence of ...
Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation’s top health agencies
If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest public health ...
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New study finds far-reaching impact of California's stringent regulations: 'It suggests a tangible public health payoff'
The researchers found that residents had lower levels of 18 dangerous chemicals in their bodies when compared to the rest of ...