Two Republican senators have left Casey Means without private meetings, stalling her confirmation and raising doubts about RFK Jr.’s influence over MAHA. The selection of Casey Mins for the position of United States Surgeon General has been underway for over a month. She is seeking private meetings with two Republican senators who could block her […]
For more than a month, President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, has sought private meetings with the two Republican senators threatening to sink her nomination. But those meetings haven’t happened, two people familiar with the matter said, with Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins remaining noncommittal about their votes. Murkowski told CNN […]
The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly expected to reverse the ban on several peptides, a move earlier promised by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The FDA could reportedly approve compounding pharmacies to produce peptides so that people are able to purchase them from ethical buyers. Earlier, the FDA didn’t approve of the peptides, citing potential […]
Trump Reportedly Expresses Concerns Over Health Secretary, Eyes Political Rising Star Washington D.C. – Speculation is mounting that former President Donald Trump is experiencing a degree of unease regarding the performance of his Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. According to insights from a prominent biographer, Trump has been proactively reaching out […]
(Composite by Hannah Yoest / Photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock) ROBERT F. KENNEDY’S JR.’S LATEST MOVE on public health seems like the setup for a joke: The preternaturally bronzed member of Donald Trump’s image-obsessed administration just quashed an attempt to protect people from cancer-causing tanning-bed rays. But the decision is no laughing matter, as retired dermatologist […]
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Safety concerns On March 22, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kennedy was “poised” to follow through on his plan to lift FDA restrictions on peptides. Two days later, The Washington Post’s editorial board blasted Kennedy’s plans as “hypocritical quackery.” Today, The New York Times reported that the FDA is moving to allow compounding pharmacies […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is struggling. The agency tasked with protecting the health of U.S. citizens has lost a quarter of its staffers over the last year, morale is lousy for those who remain and for the moment the organization has no leader: Its last Senate-confirmed director was ousted in August […]
Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman, a policy advisor to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined BGR’s health & life sciences practice. He provided counsel to Kennedy on policy and operational issues related to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Chapman also […]
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used to think President Donald Trump was a “bombastic narcissist,” but now that they work together, he’s changed his mind. During a recent interview, he tried to say that he was wrong about Trump, and that Trump is actually a super caring and intelligent person. RFK Jr. even […]
