Public health leader: RFK Jr. ‘fails on all fronts’ as potential agency leader
A leading public health organization is sounding the alarm over Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The American Public Health Association (APHA) said Kennedy “fails on all fronts” as a candidate to lead the nation’s top health agency.
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.
Public Health Experts Groan as RFK Jr. Pitches Vaccines as 'Personal Choice'
Vaccines are most effective at scale when enough people get them to provide "herd immunity" from a virus, doctors and officials say.
Trump's health pick RFK Jr. wants fluoride removed from drinking water. What to know in Arizona
Drinking water for about four million Arizonans would change if fluoride is removed from community water systems, an action that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could try to take as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
'This Is Life Or Death': Former HHS Secretary Sounds Alarm On Trump's RFK Jr. Pick
Kathleen Sebelius, who served as HHS secretary under Barack Obama, warned that Kennedy would be an "absolutely terrifying" choice to lead the department.
Hawaii Governor warns about RFK Jr. being picked as HHS Secretary
Hawaii Governor Josh Green joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss RFK Jr. being picked as Health and Human Services Secretary by President-Elect Donald Trump, and how it will huge impact on people.
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.
Sebelius on RFK Jr. as Trump HHS pick: ‘This is life or death’
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday weighed in on President-elect Trump selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department, calling it a “life or death” decision.
Former Health Secretary on RFK Jr. leading the agency: 'Absolutely terrifying'
RFK Jr.'s record of anti-vaccine advocacy signals a dangerous new direction if he's confirmed as Trump's head of Health and Human Services. Former Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses how RFK Jr.
Trump has murky plans for Social Security, raising fears of a public health crisis
Yet Barnett also brings up an economic issue that was not widely discussed during the campaign: Social Security. Barnett is ...
Former Harris County Public Health chief Barbie Robinson charged with misuse of official information
Barbie Robinson allegedly shared private information with IBM officials while crafting the proposal for a county contract ...
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'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination
Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window One of the leading public health associations came out Monday against ...
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Ex-Harris County Public Health Executive Director Barbie Robinson who was ‘fired’ from role now charged
(Twitter/LinaHidalgoTX) HOUSTON – Barbie Robinson, who was fired earlier this year as the executive director of Harris County Public Health, has now been charged with felony misuse of official ...
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Fired Harris County Public Health director faces felony charge
Harris County Health Director Barbie Robinson was fired from her role in September and now faces a felony charge of misuse of official information.
How will a Trump presidency reshape US public health? A look at his plans.
In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy ...
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Ignoring Public Health May Have Cost Democrats the Election
The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health ...
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Public Health Doctoral Student Selected for VITAL Research, Teaching Intensive
Oluwatoyin Olatunde, a Ph.D. candidate in the U of A public health program, gained direct feedback from faculty and doctoral students at the University of Buffalo about her own research.
E. coli carrot recall linked to 1 death in Los Angeles, public health officials say
Grimmway Farms, which made and packaged the organic carrots under various brands, issued the recall on Saturday after nearly ...