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RFK Jr. is pushing the food industry to voluntarily drop petroleum-based artificial colors—but has stopped short of promising a formal ban
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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
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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
RFK Jr. says he’ll tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water as the EPA reviews ‘new scientific information’
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RFK Jr. says he’ll tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water as the EPA reviews ‘new scientific information’

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
April 8, 2025
Mass layoffs hit HHS researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and leaders in RFK Jr. overhaul: ‘The revolution begins today!’
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Mass layoffs hit HHS researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and leaders in RFK Jr. overhaul: ‘The revolution begins today!’

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
April 2, 2025
Workers stand outside the Health and Human Services building
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10,000 federal health workers are getting laid off, with many discovering they lost their jobs when their security badges didn’t work: ‘Is this an April Fool’s joke?’

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
April 1, 2025
RFK Jr. announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs from from U.S. health agencies. ‘We’re going to do more with less’
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RFK Jr. announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs from from U.S. health agencies. ‘We’re going to do more with less’

By The Associated Press and Amanda Seitz
March 27, 2025
Health care for more than 100 million Americans is being turned over to a supplement salesman

Health care for more than 100 million Americans is being turned over to a supplement salesman

By KFF Health News and Darius Tahir
March 12, 2025
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.
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RFK Jr. gives food companies ultimatum to remove artificial dyes

By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
March 11, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

By KFF Health News and Arthur Allen
February 25, 2025
A clinician administers a vaccine to a middle-aged man
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Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign

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February 20, 2025
RFK Jr. says he will investigate childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
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RFK Jr. says he will investigate childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
February 19, 2025
Hens at a poultry farm
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Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

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February 13, 2025
Doctor analyzes health care data
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Judge tells CDC, FDA to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order

By The Associated Press and Michael Kunzelman
February 11, 2025
Days before President Donald Trump took office a second time, the Department of Health and Human Services granted Moderna $590 million for the development of mRNA vaccines for bird flu and other influenza viruses.
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As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

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January 23, 2025
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
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Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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December 18, 2024

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