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 […]
Gov. Maura Healey is telling Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “come and take” her Dunkin’ coffees from her in response to Kennedy questioning the safety of the sugary drinks offered by Dunkin’ and Starbucks. “Come And Take It,” read an image with a star above it posted by Healey to […]
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Colorado’s Medicaid program made an estimated $77.8 million in improper payments and another $207.4 million in potentially improper payments for autism therapy, according to a February report from the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services. A sign in front of the […]
If Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thought he had any chance of becoming best friends with Ben Affleck, he can kiss that dream goodbye. Last week, Kennedy attended an Austin food rally promoting his “Make American Healthy Again” campaign, where he announced his office would be focusing on getting “proof of […]
President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is warning all 50 states against removing children from their parents solely because parents do not support a child’s self-proclaimed “gender identity.” The department’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) sent a letter to states on Wednesday reminding them that child welfare agencies must base […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken on powerful food industry targets before, but his public challenge to Dunkin’ and Starbucks over high‑sugar drinks has sparked a sharper political and cultural backlash than many of his earlier health initiatives. The health and human services (HHS) secretary has faced relatively limited resistance while pushing to phase out […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his confirmation hearing on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A lawyer for the Justice Department argued on Wednesday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. […]
Thu, March 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM UTC Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak with reporters Thursday morning about pushing medical schools to teach more about nutrition as part of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. The press conference comes weeks after Kennedy unveiled new dietary guidelines and […]
