On March 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation’s top medical schools today to announce commitments to require meaningful nutrition training for future doctors beginning in the next academic year. The medical schools, representing 31 states, will provide […]
Is it too much to ask that — just for one week — Trump health secretary RFK Jr. stop eroding our public health safeguards? This was not that week. Here’s the CliffsNotes: 5 months after the measles outbreak in South Carolina began – now exceeding 1,000 cases mostly among the unvaccinated — RFK Jr.’s CDC […]
Kennedy’s criticism on the coffee chain’s comes months after his department unveiled a new U.S. dietary guideline, focusing on more protein and less sugar in meals. WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy responded to criticism over his recent comments about drinks sold at Dunkin’ and Starbucks. During a rally in Austin on […]
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – To a follow up on a controversial story regarding coffee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called on chains like Dunkin’ and Starbucks to prove that their sugary drinks are safe. Now, the secretary and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey are in a high-profile, lighthearted social media battle. It’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: For a week, I ate like Health and Human Services secretary RFK Jr. and it took a massive toll on my body as I followed his very specific diet 13:32 ET, 06 Mar 2026Updated 13:48 ET, 06 Mar 2026 For a week, I ate like Health and Human Services secretary RFK Jr. and it […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested Americans worried about grocery prices should opt for ‘cheap cuts of meat’, such as liver. Protein is high up on the United States agenda, with new Dietary Guidelines stating that denizens should consume around 1.2 to 1.6g of ‘high-quality, nutrient-dense protein’ per day. However, global marketing research firm NIQ […]
John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1988Credit: Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images Liz McNeil is PEOPLE’s JFK Jr. expert — she wrote the book, JFK JR: An Intimate Oral Biography, a New York Times bestseller, alongside RoseMarie Terenzio, JFK Jr.’s former executive assistant and a close friend of both him and Carolyn Bessette. Here, Liz relives […]
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR’s daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It’s Friday. Less than 300 days after his devastating Achilles injury, Celtics star Jayson Tatum could make his return tonight at TD Garden. For the first time […]
At the Trump administration’s urging, 53 medical schools are expanding their nutrition education curriculum. Starting next fall, those medical schools—including programs at Tufts University, the University of Florida and George Washington University—will require students to complete at least 40 hours of nutrition education. While all of the nearly 200 medical schools in the United States […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suggested Thursday that he tagged-teamed with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to help his niece, Zoe Hines, secure a gig as a WWE wrestler. “Lina has become a very, very close friend and my neice, Zoe Hines, recently signed a contract with WWE [World Wrestling Entertainment] – which Linda has […]
