Mounting frustration inside the White House has forced Donald Trump’s team into damage control, as aides quietly move to shield the president from the growing political storm surrounding Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Senior officials are increasingly alarmed that Kennedy’s controversial ‘Make America Healthy Again’ (MAHA) agenda could damage Republican prospects ahead of the […]
Updated March 14, 2026, 1:53 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – Minutes before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s Health and Human Services last year, President Donald Trump acknowledged the role his one-time challenger had played in getting him elected. “He was a very tough competitor. I did not like it at all. […]
Americans entered 2026 facing a terrifying reality: we are more at risk for illness today than we were a year ago. Why? Not because diseases have become more contagious or dangerous in one year. Rather, it’s because President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., are systematically dismantling the […]
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 […]
