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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.

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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…

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Sep 09

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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…

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Sep 09

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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Sep 06

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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.

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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.

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