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Challenges mount for RFK Jr. and his MAHA agenda

Issues are piling up on Kennedy's watch, from responding to the CDC shooting to infighting over an FDA official.

RFK Jr. cancels at least $500M in mRNA vaccine funding. What are the implications?

HHS canceled federal funding for mRNA vaccine development. Experts said this could affect our preparedness for future ...

RFK Jr cancels $500 million in mRNA research, HHS to prioritize 'safer' vaccine alternatives

Trump administration's HHS cancels 22 mRNA vaccine contracts totaling roughly $500 million, with Secretary Kennedy announcing ...

HHS Secy. RFK Jr. pulls $500M in funding for vaccine development

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he will pull $500M in funding for mRNA vaccines. mRNA is ...

RFK Jr. undermines trust in expertise at HHS

From firing vaccine experts to cutting off research funding, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined trust in expertise at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NPR's Selena ...

RFK Jr. Ordered the HHS to Stop Funding mRNA Vaccine Development. The Edict Hit a Biotech Working on an Unrelated Treatment, Too.

A biotech that lost federal funding Tuesday following Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s edict that his agency’s ...

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

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But he and other “Make America Healthy Again” ...
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RFK Jr. wants to ‘overhaul’ the organ transplant system. That’s concerning.

RFK Jr. wants to ‘overhaul’ the organ transplant system. That’s concerning.