RFK Jr. Promotes Raw Milk—What Does the FDA Say?
Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is a fan of raw milk, despite the FDA saying it can cause illness.
RFK Jr vow to purge FDA sets up collision with Big Pharma
Any changes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make will come up against a pharmaceutical industry that pays much of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's bills.
FDA employees consider leaving if RFK Jr. is appointed as HHS secretary
NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace Jr. reports that some officials in the Food and Drug Administration are grappling with how to handle their positions if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes over as Health and Human Services secretary.
Can RFK Jr. Fix Our Dysfunctional Public Health Agencies?
The CDC, the FDA, and the NIH have long needed drastic reform. But is putting Robert Kennedy Jr. in charge of HHS the right way to fix them?
FDA employees consider how to handle RFK Jr., including leaving
Staff turnover is typical when a new administration comes in, and a significant number of FDA employees similarly considered leaving before President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office, said one former and one current official.
Why health experts are concerned about RFK Jr.’s HHS nomination
President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services is sparking concern. There are worries too about his history of false statements and beliefs in debunked conspiracy theories.
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.”
RFK Jr. pick sparks FDA concerns
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s selection Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary nominee sent shockwaves through Washington.
Trump wants RFK Jr. to lead the federal health department
Public health experts and many Democrats characterized the decision as alarming and unprecedented. But some are eager for the vaccine skeptic to take control.
Trump Selects RFK Jr to Lead Top US Health Agency
President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services,
In RFK Jr., drugmakers face an antagonist with regulatory power
Anxious and bewildered, some drugmakers are reaching out to their lobbyists about how Robert Kennedy’s pending nomination ...
Anti-abortion groups divided over RFK Jr., after Pence objects to Trump's pick
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Kennedy "should be deeply concerning to millions of pro-life Americans." ...
Snapshot of RFK Jr.'s plan for changing the U.S. food and drug system
RFK Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, wants to make many changes to the U.S. food and drug system as head of the HHS. Here's ...
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What RFK Jr’s War on Vaccines Could Look Like
Plummeting trust in vaccines could be lethal on its own. But there are also ways Trump’s nominee for Health and Human ...
FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.
The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep ...
Even if RFK Jr. fires everyone at the FDA, if won’t matter because he doesn’t know anyone with the ‘technical expertise’ to alter the rules, former chief counsel says
Donald Trump has tapped vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dem Governor Praises RFK Jr. Pick After Warning He’d Bring Back Polio, Measles
Gov. Jared Polis, who criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr., praised Trump's decision to name RFK Jr. as the next secretary of ...
RFK Jr., vaccines, food dyes, fluoride and why ‘Make America Healthy Again' took off
The day after the election, some celebrated Trump's win and RFK Jr.'s potential role as a public health decision-maker. Why?