RFK Jr. hearing live updates: HHS would boost rural health
The Senate Finance Committee holds Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing today. Follow here for live updates.
Celebrities who endorsed RFK Jr. amid Department of Health and Human Services confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s political career continues to be embroiled in controversy, but that didn't deter some celebrities from sending support his way.
RFK Jr. faces first confirmation hearing for health secretary
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, vaccine recommendations and more.
RFK Jr.'s health tech fix
Kennedy, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the federal government’s health agencies, wants to use artificial intelligence and telehealth to increase the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid recipients while reducing costs,
RFK Jr. denies past positions on health during confirmation hearing; Find out more here
RFK Jr. had his confirmation hearing with the Senate Committee on his role as Department of Health and Human Services secretary. Find out more here.
A deeply tan RFK Jr. is a picture of American health
Kennedy Jr. was the picture of health at his Senate confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary. “I know what a healthy kid looks like,” he said late Wednesday morning in the midst of questioning about the rise in autism diagnoses among American children,
RFK Jr. to face HELP panel in HHS bid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to lead HHS, appears before a key Senate health committee stacked with lawmakers who could cast the deciding vote for or against him.
Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across ...
Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary a struggle for key Republican US senator
Mr Kennedy’s nomination could fail to move forward if Senator Bill Cassidy joins Democrats in voting against him. Read more ...
Fact-Checking Health Claims in Kennedy’s 2nd Day of Confirmation Hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
What does the health and human services secretary do?
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.
Thousands of medical professionals hope RFK Jr. can revamp the U.S. healthcare system
Thousands of Doctors from across the nation have banded together to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...
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U.S. nurses oppose confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services
NNU calls on the U.S. Senate to reject the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human ...
Mass. health experts concerned about future of vaccines, ‘anti-science focus’ after RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing
Some Massachusetts health experts expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential appointment following his Senate ...
U.S. senator denounces nomination of RFK Jr. to head health department
Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for contributing to a deadly measles outbreak in ...
The Origins of the Anti-Vaccination Movement
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s nomination to lead HHS reflects the rising power of an anti-vaccination movement more than 100 years ...