
A federal health agency run by one of America's most prominent critics of institutional medicine just deflected citizen complaints by redirecting them to a pizza chain's voicemail.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., confirmed on 19 March 2026 that an unnamed staff member had altered an official phone line to greet incoming callers with: 'Thank you for calling Domino's Pizza. Can you please hold? Thank you.'