How RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Return of Childhood Plagues — ProPublica

Reporting Highlights Sowing Doubt, Risking Supply: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is spreading doubts about the safety of vaccines and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. Plagues of the Past: History has shown how vaccine-preventable diseases can roar back when trust in shots or access to them have faltered. […]

Celebrity Accuses RFK Jr. Of Selling Her ‘Cursed’ House

LOS ANGELES — Chelsea Handler recently complained that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines sold her a Los Angeles home that was “a disaster” and has been called “cursed” by multiple people. The comedian went into detail about her experience purchasing a home from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary and […]

RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science

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RFK Jr.’s Peptide Push Could Supercharge the Biohacking Trend Influencers Made Famous

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signaled broader access to wellness peptides.MEGA A category of experimental compounds that has exploded across wellness podcasts, TikTok fitness circles and longevity clinics may soon become easier to obtain. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently indicated he wants to loosen restrictions on certain peptides — small protein […]

A judge blocked RFK Jr.’s revised vaccine schedule. What does that mean for insurance coverage?

A federal judge recently pushed the legal pause button on several of the Trump administration’s new vaccine policies, the latest development in the United States’ rapidly changing healthcare landscape.  The March 16 decision temporarily halts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s January action reducing how many vaccines it routinely recommends for children.  Federal law […]

Chelsea Handler details the “disaster” house she bought from RFK Jr.

Comedian Chelsea Handler recently revealed that she unknowingly bought a “disaster” house from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The private sale in 2021 hid the identities of buyer and seller as well as some of the more egregious issues from Handler, who still hasn’t lived in the $6 million home. Now she’s left wondering […]

March 18: RFK Jr Samoa Emails Revive HHS, Vaccine Policy Risk

RFK Jr Samoa emails confirm a pre-trip embassy discussion with then–Ambassador Scott Brown before Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s 2019 Samoa visit. This fresh detail is reviving HHS nomination scrutiny and widening debate on vaccine policy risk. We break down what the emails show, why timing matters, and how U.S. political shifts could ripple into Australian […]

A dietitian and doctor review RFK Jr’s new food pyramid : Short Wave : NPR

The new dietary guidelines were announced earlier this year and place more emphasis on meat and dairy than previous guidelines. U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hide caption toggle caption U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A new food pyramid was released earlier this year. It flips […]

RFK, Jr. and the Trump administration’s political purge of scientists echoes the darkest days of the McCarthy period

Something sinister and yet vaguely familiar has been happening in American public health policy. This week’s federal court decision reversing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s gutting of Covid-vaccine and childhood-immunization policy, and overturning his firing of the independent scientists who had overseen it, amounted to a judicial rebuke of a campaign that echoes one of the […]