Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. A federal agency seeking to treat emergency responders who fell ill after 9/11 is contending with staffing shortages and delays that could have “devastating medical consequences” as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. That’s […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently shared that he lost 20 pounds in 20 days on his carnivore and fermented foods diet. We asked Theresa Gentile, MS, RDN, CDN, a Brooklyn-based registered dietitian and a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, whether the RFK diet is actually feasible for weight […]
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[CLIP: Theme music] Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Last February, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was sworn in as the U.S. secretary of health and human services. The HHS, which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is effectively […]
WASHINGTON — White House officials are steering the Trump administration away from vaccine reform, fearing the political consequences of emphasizing a relatively unpopular issue in a key election year. But the Make America Healthy Again movement, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a health secretary with a history of anti-vaccine activism — isn’t going […]
By Chris Walker This article was originally published by Truthout One expert said Kennedy’s pick once met with her to discuss his research, but came with his own “agenda” instead. An individual appointed by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to review the safety of coronavirus vaccines has no medical background, […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom arrives for his State of the State address Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento. (File photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press) This article first appeared on KFF Health News. Subscribe to KFF Health News’ free Morning Briefing. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health […]
Washington, D.C. – It is remarkable that Trump-RFK Jr.’s HHS is bothering to go forward with its inaugural conference on women’s health this week after the administration and Republicans in Congress rolled back the clock on women’s health care on multiple fronts its first year, from ripping away health tax credits from over 12 million […]
According to the American Heart Association, the recommended added sugar intake for men is 36 grams and for women is 25 grams, meaning several of the handcrafted products double, triple, or even quadruple the suggested daily sugar quantities. “I think we’ve done a good job identifying soda as not being so great because it has […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fielding pressure from the White House to relax his controversial approach to vaccine policies as the midterms near, but his most steadfast supporters are pressing for more aggressive action — like restricting covid-19 vaccines and pesticide use — to carry out the Make America Healthy […]
