Dr. Remington Nevin, a Johns Hopkins-trained physician considers comparisons to RFK Jr. to be a ‘great compliment and honor’ He dedicated much of his career to advocate for his research that antimalarial medications administered to the military have had harmful side effects St. Clair County Commissioners are considering a change that may give Nevin more […]
Tig Notaro is opening up about her decision to walk away from her longtime friendship with Cheryl Hines over the Curb Your Enthusiasm star’s husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his MAGA-aligned politics. The stand-up comedian, 54, and Hines, 60, previously co-hosted their podcast, Tig & Cheryl: True Story, from 2020 to 2023. In that […]
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. New Englanders rejoice. RFK Jr. said he’s not coming for your Dunkin’. Then again, he later posted an AI Super Smash Bros. version of […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not just a controversial politician. There is more to him than meets the eye: he is a figure who has turned suspicion into a political identity, and who has learned how to weaponize the language of transparency in order to erode confidence in Public health itself. His rise to power […]
If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shown us anything since President Donald Trump appointed him secretary of Health and Human Services, it’s that the path to a healthier America cannot be paved with good intentions alone. The 72-year-old captured supporters through an ideological movement packaged as “MAHA”—Make America Healthy Again. With the promise of bringing […]
The news of a new independent autism advisory board is heartening to those who believe in science (“Scientists create autism panel, citing RFK Jr.’s politicization of research,” BostonGlobe.com, March 3). The Independent Autism Coordinating Committee offers a steady, science-driven reality check to Washington’s politicized delusions. Federal changes to autism guidance under Health and Human Services […]
Published on Mar. 9, 2026 Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Leaders of the MAHA Institute, a think tank aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called for eliminating the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule and removing all vaccines from the market until they can be proven ‘safe and effective.’ This represents a ‘huge escalation’ […]
Tig Notaro shared more Monday about her fallout with former friend and podcast co-host Cheryl Hines over her marriage to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., telling MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace that she had to “shake myself out of denial” that it was good and over. Sitting with the MS NOW host on her “The Best People” […]
WARREN, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 01: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on November 01, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. With four days until the election, Trump is campaigning for re-election on Friday in the battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin. (Photo […]
Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy and a New York congressional candidate, told the New York Post that his cousin, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will run for president in 2028. Kennedy, who holds between $500,001 and $1,000,000 in Bitcoin via Fidelity Crypto according to his 2024 federal ethics filing, has publicly […]
