What might an RFK Jr.-run U.S. health department mean for Michigan?
Kennedy, President Donald Trump's pick to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senate confirmation hearings are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 29-30.
Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary.
How Radical Can RFK Jr. Be as America’s Top Health Official?
Senators pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his past vaccine and abortion remarks in the first of two days of hearings before senators vote on whether to confirm him as President Trump’s health secretary.
RFK Jr., Confirmation Hearing Showed 5 Ways He Threatens Public Health
From Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s views on vaccines to Medicaid, here are some ways his nomination for head of the Department of Health and Human Services could have sweeping effects on health care
Live updates: RFK Jr. faces Senate confirmation hearing for health secretary
Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump health pick RFK Jr slammed for vaccine stance in Senate hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views and embracing conspiracy theories to dissuade use of lifesaving medicines.
RFK Jr. 'would be a disaster' if he ran HHS, says public health expert
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, is grilled on his vaccine skepticism during his first Senate confirmation hearing. Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security,
Public health advisory issued after sanitary sewer leak, sewage entering Clinton River
Residents in Washington, Macomb townships urged to avoid contact with Clinton River. Washington Twp. residents advised to conserve use of water.
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As Department of Health and Human Services faces communications pause, what's the impact?
The Department for Health and Human Services is in a communications pause; it has been since last week. HHS oversees several ...
What Does the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Do?
If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...
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What I learned about health insurance rage as the nation’s first ‘HMO czar’
In 2000, in response to the frustration of 23 million California HMO consumers, I was appointed by then-California Gov. Gray Davis to be the nation’s first “HMO czar.” The new agency I was running was ...
Trump pauses updates from CDC, FDA & more. Here’s where Californians can find health info
Here’s what to know about the Trump administration’s order and which information is still available to California residents.
Virginia Department of Health reports first two pediatric flu deaths
Virginia health officials report two influenza-associated pediatric deaths for the 2024-25 flu season in Virginia.
Lead poisoning in children jumps 42.8 percent in N.H., health department report finds
People think this is a problem we solved, but instead, it’s a problem that we identified,” said a staff lawyer at ...
State health department reports first pediatric flu death of this season in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24.
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership is curtailing prosecutions against people accused of blocking ...
How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy, And Our Security
The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Overview of the organization, ...