Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy Medical Records

RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans' medical records for clues on autism and vaccines

Americans want stricter regulations on ultra-processed food makers, poll shows

Ultra processed Foods

Children's Health

More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.'s anti-fluoride fight aren't helping

Tooth Pain ERs

Americans trust the CDC less under Donald Trump than they did under Joe Biden, Penn survey shows

RFK Jr. approval

Newborn vaccination against hepatitis B declined after RFK Jr. went on Joe Rogan podcast, study finds

Hep B vaccine

New dietary guidelines call for eating more meat and full-fat dairy, but less sugary foods

New Dietary Guidelines

RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

Childhood Vaccine Schedule

Inside the FDA's vaccine uproar and the push to overhaul the U.S. immunization system

FDA Vaccine Policy

While scientists race to study spread of measles in U.S., Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

Measles Vaccine

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a chemtrail? New conspiracy theory takes wing at Robert Kennedy's HHS

Children's Health

Trump's claims on Tylenol's link to autism draw rebuke from scientists

RFK Jr.'s take on vaccine science fractures cohesive national public health strategies

Senior CDC officials resign after Susan Monarez's ouster, citing concerns over scientific independence

Children's Health

Doctor group recommends COVID vaccine for young children, bucking new federal guidance for parents

Vested interests. Influence muscle. At RFK Jr.'s HHS, it's not pharma. It's wellness

Many vaccines contain aluminum, but it does not cause autism, study finds

RFK Jr.'s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

RFK Jr. says healthy pregnant women don't need COVID boosters. Here's what the science says

CDC ends COVID shots recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

New FDA restrictions will make COVID-19 vaccines only available to elderly and people with medical conditions

FDA plans to ban artificial food dyes by the end of the year

Food Dye Ban

Children's Health

Why are autism rates rising? The CDC released its conclusions – and RFK Jr. immediately disputed them

Trump eliminates HHS office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for 80 million people

RFK Jr. tells Americans to get measles vaccine after being criticized for months for mixed messaging

Robert Kennedy Measles

Pa., N.J. join lawsuit against Trump administration over $11 billion health funding cuts

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch

Kennedy family members to endorse President Joe Biden in Philadelphia

Purchased - Girl Playing with Building Blocks while Sitting on Carpet in Living Room

Protecting kids from lead: What you need to know

Breast Cancer GLP-1s

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may help lower risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

Ultra processed Foods

Americans want stricter regulations on ultra-processed food makers, poll shows

Summer Mental Health

Summer may ease pressures on youth, but it's a good time to address mental health concerns

Purchased- Stressed out person at work

How managers can start mental health conversations

Cooper Health Gloucester

Cooper University Health Care plans new medical campus in Gloucester Township

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