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The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines

The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.

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Under the leadership of secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services has cut billions of dollars needed to modernize state programs for childhood immunization.

RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the mass layoffs that have gutted oversight of tobacco and vapes, food safety and drug reviews.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the staff of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.

Experts Doubt Kennedy’s Timetable for Finding the Cause of Autism

The nation’s health secretary announced that he planned to invite scientists to provide answers by September, but specialists consider that target date unrealistic.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his pledge to discover the reason for the increasing rates of autism during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

RFK Jr. Hits His Stride in Arizona as His Chronic Disease Tour Wraps

The health secretary seemed stoic β€” maybe nervous, even β€” at the start of his first major trip. But on a hike with Navajo Nation leaders, he was finally in his element.

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Amid Tension Around H.H.S. Cuts, Kennedy Meets With Tribal Leader

The health secretary’s appearance at a tribal self-governance conference brought collegial discussions and a bit of friction.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a visit to a Native Health facility in Mesa, Ariz., on Tuesday, part of a tour of the Southwest.

RFK Jr. Calls for States to Ban Fluoridated Drinking Water

The health secretary’s announcement came on the first day of a tour through the Southwest to showcase nutrition legislation and other priorities.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arriving at Reinlander Mennonite Church in Seminole, Texas, on Sunday after a second measles death.

As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut

Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted the high burden of chronic disease in his confirmation hearing to lead the Health and Human Services Department.

Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP

The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.

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A delivery of heating oil in Farmington, Me., in 2023. The program, known as LIHEAP, also helps to cover bills for cooling in summer.

The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines

The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.

Β© Niki Chan Wylie for The New York Times

Under the leadership of secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services has cut billions of dollars needed to modernize state programs for childhood immunization.

Sen. John Kennedy Highlights DOGE Discoveries for Critics: USAID Spent Taxpayer Dollars on Transgender Clinic in India

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) laid out some of the most egregious discoveries of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), noting that the American people know exactly what Elon Musk is doing in weeding out the waste.

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