Lia DeGroot

In letter, senators say recent staff firings could affect drug and device approval, food safety and public health threats.

Vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now has authority over a sweeping health agency that includes the CDC, FDA, NIH and CMS.

President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee said he will divest his interest in lawsuits against an HPV vaccine manufacturer.

At Senate HELP committee, lawmakers grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his record of vaccine skepticism and thoughts on transgender care.

The memo says staff should coordinate with presidential appointees before issuing official communications to public officials.

The proposal to require nutrition information on the front of packaged food comes after the FDA announced its intent in 2022 to develop a rule.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone so far as to suggest that the Food and Drug Administration should eliminate its nutrition operations.

After promising to let him "go wild" on public health agencies, President-elect Donald Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretary.

Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed skepticism about vaccines and vowed to restructure federal health agencies.

Public health experts say Kennedy's criticism of U.S. health care institutions reflects rising distrust in institutions among the public.