Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary
Doctors are worried Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will tout anti-vaccine views after he was picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services by Trump.
What to know about RFK Jr.'s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick​ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK Jr. has been picked for HHS secretary. Here are the agencies he would oversee
With RFK Jr. nominated for Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, these are all the agencies, including the CDC, that he would oversee.
Trump names RFK Jr. as his pick for secretary of health and human services
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed, Kennedy would be in charge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Why picking RFK Jr. to lead HHS is raising alarms among many public health specialists
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
RFK Jr. tap for HHS is ‘major political stunt’ with ‘cascading consequences’: Doctor
New reporting shows some within the Department of Health & Human Services are prepared to leave should Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be confirmed as Health Secretary by the Senate. NBC News reporters Brandy Zadrozny and Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
'This is completely nuts': Doctor reacts to RFK Jr.'s nomination to lead HHS
Robert F. Kennedy's stance on reforming federal health agencies does have some merit, but a doctor believes Kennedy's efforts could go too far. (Scripps News)
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