Why picking RFK Jr. to lead HHS is raising 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.
RFK Jr. has been picked for HHS secretary. Here are the agencies he would oversee
With RFK Jr. nominated for Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, these are all the agencies, including the CDC, that he would oversee.
'Terrifying': Ex-HHS Secretary calls RFK Jr. pick 'life or death situation'
Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on RFK Jr. being tapped for the top U.S. health role: “Having somebody with the title of Secretary of Health and Human Services say in very definitive terms, ‘there is no vaccine that's safe and effective,
Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary
With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the environmental attorney's views on vaccines have been thrust back into the spotlight. Kennedy has been a prominent vaccine skeptic,
What Will RFK Jr. Do at HHS?
RFK Jr.’s operation had been building toward this moment for months. On August 23, Kennedy suspended his independent presidential bid and endorsed Trump after what he described as “a series of long, intense discussions” that proved the two were ideologically aligned.
Pence says he opposes RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary because of his stance on abortion
Former Vice President Mike Pence said he opposes Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s nomination for the Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
Mike Pence opposes RFK Jr. for HHS because of support for abortion access
Mike Pence said choosing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a departure from what he framed as the Trump-Pence administration's general opposition to abortion access.
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.”
What to know about RFK Jr.'s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick​ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
RFK Jr.'s nomination for HHS secretary receives mixed reaction in Colorado
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the nation’s next Health and Human Services secretary received mixed reactions across Colorado.
Changes RFK Jr. could make as HHS secretary, from vaccines to raw milk
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to revisit federal vaccine recommendations, take fluoride out of public water and boost access to raw milk, among other goals.
RFK Jr. tap for HHS is ‘major political stunt’ with ‘cascading consequences’: Doctor
New reporting shows some within the Department of Health & Human Services are prepared to leave should Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Trump taps RFK Jr. to run HHS, nominating vaccine skeptic for nation’s top health role
RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda focuses on overhauling health care and food to combat chronic disease ...
Cramer says an RFK Jr.-run HHS ultimately won't tank junk food and drug industries
HHS houses major health agencies in the U.S., like the FDA, the CDC and the NIH, and it’s also responsible for Medicare and ...
Pharma, Long Criticized by RFK Jr., Looks for Ways to Work With Him
Lobbying against Kennedy, they say, would probably be unsuccessful and counterproductive.Instead, they hope to find areas of ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence calls on U.S. Senators to reject Trump pick of RFK Jr.
Pence's public opposition to RFK Jr.'s nomination is part of past criticism the former vice president has directed at Trump ...