Sep 17 WATCH: Ousted CDC head Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health By Amanda Seitz, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 09 3 things to know about RFK Jr.’s MAHA report on children’s health By Laura Santhanam Since the Senate confirmed him in February, Kennedy has promoted the concept and use of what he calls “gold-standard science” to expose the causes of child health outcomes, a phrase he repeated today when speaking about how the Make America… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 5:21 A look at what’s in RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report – and what’s missing By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The Trump Administration released its plan for improving health outcomes and tackling chronic childhood illnesses. The strategy came from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again Commission he oversees. The plan focuses on everything from… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 4:55 MAHA report ‘not about actions,’ food policy expert says By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins For a deeper dive into the implications that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again report could have on the U.S. food system, Geoff Bennett spoke with Marion Nestle, one of the nation’s foremost food policy experts… Continue watching
Sep 09 WATCH: Kennedy says NIH is studying possible causes of U.S. gun violence By Joshua Barajas, Lisa Desjardins PBS News’ Lisa Desjardins asked the health secretary if there was any discussion of mental health and firearms, and looking at the health of children in relation to firearms, when working toward this new report. Continue reading
Sep 09 RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science By Ali Rogin Today, if there is a known vaccine treatment for a disease, the medical establishment considers it unethical to withhold that drug from trial participants, as would happen in a placebo group. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Kennedy unveils ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report By Joshua Barajas The Make America Healthy Again Commission released a new 20-page report Tuesday, outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s big pitch to President Donald Trump on how to address what the administration describes as the underlying causes of an uptick… Continue reading
Sep 06 RFK. Jr’s family members call for his resignation, say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health By Associated Press Kennedy's sister, Kerry Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy III, issued scathing statements Friday, calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:37 States join forces to make their own vaccine recommendations amid CDC turmoil By John Yang, Claire Mufson Amid turmoil at the CDC, the debate over the federal government’s vaccine policy remains as contentious as ever. Now, some states are taking matters into their own hands, forming alliances to review scientific data and make their own vaccine recommendations. Continue watching
Sep 05 4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC By PolitiFact staff PolitiFact fact-checked some of the most notable back-and-forth moments. Continue reading