Tag: robert f. kennedy jr.
Kennedy reups unproven Tylenol-autism link during Cabinet meeting as Trump repeats ‘don’t take it’
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the...
FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives
WASHINGTON – Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups...
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump
WASHINGTON – Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing under a deal struck with the Trump...
Trump’s misleading comments on autism validate the ‘MAHA’ movement and reveal its political potency
NEW YORK – As medical professionals react with alarm to President Donald Trump's unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism, a different group...
Dr. Trump? The president reprises his COVID era, this time sharing unproven medical advice on autism
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump isn’t a doctor. But he played one on TV Monday, offering copious amounts of unproven medical advice that he...
Trump and MAGA movement will honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona memorial
GLENDALE, Ariz. – President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement will pay tribute Sunday to conservative activist Charlie...
Vaccine Panel Stacked by RFK Jr. Recommends Delaying MMRV Immunization
A federal vaccine advisory committee made up of members hand-picked by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommended in an 8-3...
West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting
SEATTLE – Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19,...
Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testifies RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science
WASHINGTON – Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before senators on Wednesday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Departing CDC officials say Monarez’s firing was the final straw and political meddling is a problem
NEW YORK – When the White House fired Susan Monarez as director of the premier U.S. public health agency, it was clear to two...