Aaron Siri, a lawyer advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he prepared to become health secretary, petitioned the Food and Drug Administration in 2022 to revoke approval of a polio vaccine that is used widely in the U.
Ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, experts—and RFK’s own family—expressed concerns about his vaccine-related views, though the same experts are largely unfazed by the level of power he and Marty Makary could ultimately wield over the FDA.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s record of questioning childhood vaccine safety came under fire from a key Republican at the Trump HHS pick's confirmation hearing.
If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion, and public health priorities in his first Senate hearing.
RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.
In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled Wednesday to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans,
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Thousands of Doctors from across the nation have banded together to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Caroline Kennedy wrote a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions strongly discouraging them from confirming her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary. Robert will be questioned by senators this week before being confirmed to President Donald Trump’s cabinet.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would finalize regulations aimed at increasing the participation of diverse patient populations in clinical trials.