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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025.
Politics

Hundreds of CDC ‘disease detectives’ fired—then reinstated—in mass layoffs tied to Trump shutdown

By Ali Swenson, Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
October 14, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen.
Health

Health experts appalled by Trump’s ‘irresponsible’ mantra urging pregnant women ‘Don’t take Tylenol’

By Ali Swenson, Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
September 23, 2025
RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue
Health

RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue

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September 8, 2025
RFK Jr. is a ‘threat to the health and wellbeing of every American,’ nephew Joseph Kennedy III says
Politics

RFK Jr. is a ‘threat to the health and wellbeing of every American,’ nephew Joseph Kennedy III says

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September 6, 2025
Ousted vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad to return to FDA
Politics

Ousted vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad to return to FDA

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Bloomberg
August 9, 2025
US health, tech officials to launch data-sharing plan
Health

US health, tech officials to launch data-sharing plan

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang, John Tozzi and Bloomberg
July 26, 2025
Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy
Health

Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
July 17, 2025
RFK Jr. gesticulates in a hearing
Health

RFK Jr. and his new vaccine committee are obsessing over thimerosal, a preservative antivaxxers have falsely tied to autism despite zero evidence of causation

By Mike Stobbe, Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
June 26, 2025
Howard Dean: Slashing public health funding is a national security disaster in the making
Commentary

Howard Dean: Slashing public health funding is a national security disaster in the making

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June 10, 2025
RFK Jr. says COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women
Lifestyle

RFK Jr. says COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
May 27, 2025
RFK Jr. holding up his hands while appearing at a hearing
Politics

RFK Jr. defends slashing almost a quarter of all staff at the health department: ‘When we consolidate them, Democrats say they’re eliminating them’

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
May 14, 2025
Trump replaces his original surgeon general pick with a wellness influencer close to RFK Jr.
Politics

Trump replaces his original surgeon general pick with a wellness influencer close to RFK Jr.

By Seung Min Kim, Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
May 8, 2025
RFK Jr.’s push to eliminate petroleum-based artificial food dyes may drive industry to tiny bugs in Peru to recreate ‘Barbie pink’
Health

RFK Jr.’s push to eliminate petroleum-based artificial food dyes may drive industry to tiny bugs in Peru to recreate ‘Barbie pink’

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
April 28, 2025
RFK Jr. is pushing the food industry to voluntarily drop petroleum-based artificial colors—but has stopped short of promising a formal ban
Health

RFK Jr. is pushing the food industry to voluntarily drop petroleum-based artificial colors—but has stopped short of promising a formal ban

By Jonel Aleccia, Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
April 23, 2025
As RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades
Health

As RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades

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April 13, 2025

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