Feb 28 CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer. Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sworn in as Trump's secretary of health and human services By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the… Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health chief after close Senate vote By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press That vote Thursday puts the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 5:44 Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr. By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Two of President Trump’s most embattled nominees cleared major hurdles on their paths to confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead Health and Human Services to the full Senate… Continue watching
Feb 04 WATCH: Senate committee votes to advance nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary By Amanda Seitz, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Kennedy critics have concerns about the work he's done to sow doubts around vaccine safety and his potential to profit off lawsuits over drugmakers. Continue reading
Jan 31 As ethics questions swirl, RFK Jr. says he'll stop collecting HPV vaccine lawsuit fees if confirmed By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Facing intense scrutiny from senators over his potential profit from vaccine lawsuits while serving as the nation's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that if he is confirmed he will not collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical… Continue reading
Jan 31 Miss the confirmation hearings for Patel, Gabbard, RFK Jr.? Here are takeaways By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Conspiracy theories about vaccines. Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 3:48 Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Taylor Bowie In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands. Continue watching
Jan 30 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary — Day 2 By Amanda Seitz, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 4:58 RFK Jr. faces questions over vaccine skepticism, Medicaid reform at confirmation hearing By Lisa Desjardins, Winston Wilde On Capitol Hill, one of President Trump’s most consequential and controversial nominees made his case for the top job at the Department of Health and Human Services. In his first of two hearings, former environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert… Continue watching