Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Health Secretary, has made serious accusations against top medical journals, saying they are “corrupt” and controlled by the pharmaceutical industry. He warned that he might stop government scientists from publishing their work in these journals, including The Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA. This strong statement comes after the release of a White House report.
Kennedy himself led this report, which looks into whether overprescribed medications are connected to an increase in childhood chronic illnesses. The report suggests that too much influence from the pharmaceutical industry and a culture of fear have stopped researchers from studying the real causes of these diseases. This claim comes at a time when both JAMA and the NEJM are being investigated after the Department of Justice sent them letters asking about possible political bias, per Politico.
