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Advocates Say RFK Jr.’s Health Cuts Put Goal Of Ending HIV Out Of Reach
The Trump administration's cuts to HIV prevention will lead to new infections, medical costs and death, experts warn.
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH slashed science funding across U.S.
A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the NIH funding terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or ...
Kennedy Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers
The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors ...
Trump, Musk, RFK Jr., Lutnick make Time’s ‘most influential’ list
Time magazine has named President Trump and five members of his administration to its list of the 100 Most Influential People ...
Hits and Misses in RFK Jr.’s Comments on Food Dyes
In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that "very, very strong studies" link ...
Democratic senators call on RFK Jr. to keep rule allowing Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs
A group of Democratic senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a proposed ...
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After delays, first vaccine advisory meeting under RFK Jr. is underway
For the first time since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became health secretary, vaccine advisers to the CDC are meeting to discuss ...
‘We are flying blind’: RFK Jr.’s cuts halt data collection on abortion, cancer, HIV and more
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s purge of tens of thousands of federal workers has halted efforts to collect data on everything from cancer rates in firefighters to mother-to-baby transmission ...
Autism Society says RFK Jr.’s comments ‘unrealistic and misleading’
Leadership at The Autism Society of America is pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s ...
Calling the Shots: Tracking RFK Jr. on Vaccines
Since taking the helm of HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has both backed vaccination as a public health tool and made remarks that ...