What we are seeing from this administration is literally an inversion of a merit-based system—a spoils system for cronies and buddies of Trump and his kids,” says Chris Hayes.
It's the second such disruption to a federal vaccine advisory panel since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the nation’s top health official earlier this month.
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,
Currently, the FDA can’t even require that supplements be effective before they are sold.
The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. wants to tackle the GRAS exemption, which allows companies to put chemicals in food without review by the FDA. Many have tried before him.
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the implications of axing the meeting.
RFK Jr. and the Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly snubbed an annual meeting on the flu vaccine, potentially devastating its roll-out in 2025-2026.
The FDA canceled a critical annual flu vaccine planning meeting without explanation days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took control of HHS.
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,
The newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has some controversial opinions on health that even worry his family members