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RFK Jr.'s new 'MAHA' report gives road map to improving kids' health but stops short of action
A long-awaited follow-up to the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday aims to outline steps to improve kids’ health — calling for better nutrition, more exercise, and a review of vaccines and drugs — but is light on specifics and stops short of cracking down on pesticides and ultra-processed foods.
'Vaccines work. Period': Sanders, medical groups call for full access to inoculations
Joined by the heads of three national medical groups representing more than 100,000 health care professionals, the independent senator from Vermont said the country is “witnessing a full-blown war on science, on public health and on truth itself.”
‘Just devastating’: Doctors react to Florida wanting to end vaccine mandates
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Governor Ron DeSantis announced they want Florida to be the first state with no vaccine mandates. The medical community is reacting to this massive announcement.
Public health leader: Susan Monarez must be reinstated at the CDC
It is the only way to protect the agency — and Americans’ health
After CDC Shooting, HHS Workers Call Out Kennedy's 'Dangerous' Rhetoric
Other public health experts previously called for a stronger response to the attack at CDC from Kennedy, and the American Public Health Association (APHA) has been calling for Kennedy to "resign or be fired" since April.
Hundreds of federal health workers say RFK Jr has put Americans in danger
More than 750 current and former employees of the US health department have published a letter rebuking Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, saying his "dangerous and deceitful statements" contributed to recent violence at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters.
Public Health Expert Explains How Trump's Bill Affects U.S. Health Care System | Sen. Bernie Sanders
APHA’s Dr. Georges Benjamin joined Senator Bernie Sanders for an insightful discussion on the impact of the massive cuts to health care in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses the budget and staffing cuts being made to public health agencies in the U.S. under RFK Jr.’s new leadership and the many ways those cuts will impact all of us.
RFK Jr. is in charge of vaccines. What now?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been called the most unqualified health secretary in the history of the US. Before his confirmation, over 22,000 doctors signed a letter urging the Senate to reject his appointment.