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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Stobbe

A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul

Trump Transition - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The people that president-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host.

All of them could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a new political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans' health — from health care and medicines to food safety and science research. And if Congress approves, at the helm of the team as Department of Health and Human Services secretary will be prominent environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine organizer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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