RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

RFK Jr. spends his first month at HHS downplaying vaccines and targeting food additives

A month into his role as health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s moves on vaccines have worried health experts.

NBC News - 2d

RFK Jr praises beef tallow on Fox News show with burger and fries

Health secretary, under fire for his response to the measles outbreak, attacked seed oils in Sean Hannity interview. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, appeared with a cheeseburger and ...

The Guardian - 4d

RFK Jr. Will Convene a New Health Commission in Private

President Trump ordered the creation of the Make America Healthy Again Commission last month, taking the name from the movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

The New York Times - 5d

RFK Jr. could further deter childhood vaccinations as rates fall in the U.S.

Some health policy experts say Kennedy's early moves as HHS Secretary are concerning and suggest that he could undermine immunizations in less direct ways.

CNBC - Mar. 9

RFK Jr. pressures Big Food to remove artificial dyes in meeting with CEOs

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told top food CEOs that he wants "the worst ingredients" out of food.

CNBC - 5d

'RFK'ing the french fries': Steak 'n Shake becomes a MAHA darling

Over a double cheeseburger and fries, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

NBC News - 5h

Food additive safety under scrutiny as RFK Jr. meets with industry leaders

As concerns over food additives grow, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with top food executives to discuss stricter regulations under his "Make America Healthy Again" ...

CBS News - 6d

Texas doctor urges vaccine amid deadly measles outbreak

The measles outbreak is drawing new attention to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his suggestions of alternatives to the measles vaccine. CBS News' Omar Villafranca ...

CBS News - 5d

RFK Jr directs FDA to revise ‘self-affirm’ rule to improve food ingredient safety

Health secretary accuses food companies of ‘exploiting loophole’ over food safety and urges greater transparency. The US secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has directed ...

The Guardian - 6d

RFK Jr. says Trump ‘lost 30 pounds’ even with all the ‘crap that he eats’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested President Trump has lost 30 pounds, while commenting on the unhealthy foods the president eats. Kennedy, during an interview with ...

The Hill - 5d

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

The New York Times - 6d

RFK Jr. has made several claims about measles. Here's what the science says

RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.

ABC News - 3d

Health secretary admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul

The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges.

BBC News - 1d

Beef tallow is the latest skin care and health craze on TikTok. Experts aren't sure why.

Beef tallow has been embraced by wellness influencers and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Here's what health experts think about the creamy saturated fat.

NBC News - 7h

Billy Joel postpones tour due to undisclosed medical condition: 'My health must come first'

Billy Joel postpones his tour to take a four-month break to focus on his health and recovery from an undisclosed 'medical condition.' He says, 'My health must come first.'

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand

Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation. As measles cases continue to grow in Texas and New Mexico, with a second death, an ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

At least a dozen US states rush to ban common food dyes, citing health risks

RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ giving fresh momentum to longtime efforts to outlaw additives, which is now a bipartisan movement. At least a dozen US states – from traditionally conservative Oklahoma to ...

The Guardian - 6d

Labour councillor guilty of indecent exposure should quit, says health secretary

The health secretary calls for his former aide to resign after the aide admitted indecent exposure.

BBC News - 5d

Experts give Kennedy low marks as measles outbreak tests him

A worsening measles outbreak in West Texas has spread to two other states, providing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his first real test of responding to a major ...

The Hill - 4d

RFK Jr. makes 1st step in completing campaign promise

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told food industry leaders in a closed-door meeting he wants them to remove artificial color dyes from their products by the end his time in office.

ABC News - 5d

New report casts significant doubt on Musk’s and Trump’s government-fraud claims

It’s yet another setback for Elon Musk’s claim of a $1 trillion “DOGE dividend.”

MarketWatch - 4d

Farmers are struggling in Europe — don’t let RFK Jr. do the same to America

Americans love to cite Europe for policy experiments, but not everything that happens on the old continent should be treated as secret knowledge which Americans lack.

The Hill - Mar. 8

RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.

The New York Times - 5d

Health Secretary to Meet With Major Food Brand Executives

The White House has urged cabinet members to meet with industry leaders.

Inc. - Mar. 9

White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

The New York Times - 3d

White House withdraws CDC nominee hours before Senate hearing

Trump officials say Weldon - an ally of RFK Jr - did not have the Senate votes necessary to be confirmed.

BBC News - 4d

White House withdraws nomination of vaccine-sceptic pick to head health agency

U-turn on candidacy of Dave Weldon to lead Centers for Disease Control a rare setback for Donald Trump

Financial Times - 3d

As Trump Stirs Doubt, Europeans Debate Their Own Nuclear Deterrent

Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, however vague and fanciful.

The New York Times - 2d

Ariane 6 rocket roars skyward carrying a French military reconnaissance satellite

An Ariane 6 rocket has roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher

ABC News - Mar. 6

Inflation cools slightly in Trump's first month

Consumer prices rose slightly during President Trump's first full month in office, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent in ...

The Hill - 5d

‘The Polynesians loved him’: the astonishing revelations that cast Paul Gauguin in a new light

He has been tarred as a French colonialist who spread syphilis to underage girls in the South Seas. But, writes the author of an acclaimed new book, fresh discoveries challenge this view of the ...

The Guardian - 11h

Education secretary: Mass layoffs first step toward total shutdown

Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump's since his time on the ...

The Hill - 5d

A Skeptical G.O.P. Senator Makes His Peace With Kennedy

After voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor and Republican of Louisiana, is embracing the “gestalt” of Kennedy’s measles response.

The New York Times - Mar. 6

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

All employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, overseen by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received unsigned emails Friday night offering them a “voluntary separation incentive ...

NBC News - Mar. 9

Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination

This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles -- not just severe cases ...

ABC News - Mar. 7

RFK Jr. wants artificial dyes out of America’s food, but it's not clear they’re harmful, scientist says

A priority for the Trump administration is to rid the food system of artificial dyes. Here's what experts say about if FD&Cs are safe to consume.

CNBC - 2d

RFK Jr.'s Steak 'n Shake praise and March Madness teams to watch: Morning Rundown

American and Russian negotiators discuss division of assets between Moscow and Kyiv.

NBC News - 5h

Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put health service ‘into democratic control’

Health secretary says end of ‘biggest quango in world’ is final nail in coffin of Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reorganisation. . Keir Starmer has brought the health service back under the control of ...

The Guardian - 4d