Judge blocks vaccine changes recommended by RFK Jr.'s advisers The injunction is another blow to Kennedy's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy. Axios · Mar 16
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations Unprecedented changes to routine US immunization recommendations ‘arbitrary and capricious’, court says The Guardian - US · Mar 16
Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal US based Covid vaccine guidance for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say The Guardian - US · Mar 16
Trump Team in Damage Control as White House Aides Shield President From RFK Jr MAHA Storm Amid rising tensions, White House aides are working to protect President Trump from the political fallout of Health Secretary RFK Jr's controversial policies. International Business Times UK · Mar 14
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Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy The Guardian - US · Mar 11
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RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say HHS calls MIT professor ‘more than qualified’ for advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’ The Guardian - US · Mar 10
Iran war enrages MAHA movement A new petition from MAHA activists call for an end to "forever wars" Salon · Mar 7
US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation The Guardian - US · Mar 1
Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn Scientists say crackdown on gender-affirming care could have impact on healthcare of all Americans The Guardian - US · Feb 27
Trump-MAHA split complicates midterm agenda Vaccine politics is becoming a trip wire in efforts to overhaul public health before the midterms. Axios · Feb 27
Don't Believe Trump's Brags About Bringing Down Drug Prices The president can't just bring prices down with the stroke of his pen, no matter what he claimed in his State of the Union speech. Reason · Feb 25
FDA takes down page warning of crank autism cures as RFK Jr. nominates people have promoted them Robert F KennedyJr says his new appointees will help him ‘fight autism.’ But, Eric Garcia writes, many of them also contributed to his presidential campaign The Independent UK · Feb 24
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies
Axios · Feb 19 HHS cancels important vaccine advisory meeting The move comes amid continued tensions within the administration over vaccine policy.
The Guardian - US · Feb 19 Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’ RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency
Salon · Feb 19 RFK Jr. is winning MAHA’s vaccine war In choosing a leading vaccine critic to run the CDC, the HHS secretary continues to endanger public health
The Independent UK · Feb 18 FDA removes page warning against fake autism ‘treatments’ like raw camel milk and chlorine dioxide FDA page once warned people against using ‘miracle mineral supplement’ which contains chlorine dioxide – a dangerous chemical
Axios · Feb 14 Elon Musk declares victory with Medicaid data release The Trump administration has used fraud in safety net programs as justification for deep spending cuts.
The Guardian - US · Feb 13 Healthcare group urges RFK Jr to resign after remarks on cocaine and toilet seats President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Trump planning to shake up RFK Jr’s leadership team to promote his healthcare priorities before midterms: report The reported leadership shuffle includes an official leading the administration’s Minnesota fraud crackdown
Axios · Feb 13 MAHA's midterm election test Embracing Kennedy could boost Republicans' chances of keeping control of Congress or further alienate voters.
The Guardian - US · Feb 13 FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’ Experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’ as agency says application lacked ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial
The Times of India · Feb 13 RFK Jr says he ‘snorted cocaine off toilet seats’ as he explains why he’s ‘not scared of a germ’ The Department of Health and Human Services has increasingly found itself at the center of controversy, as its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., advances health claims that critics say are not backed by established scientific consensus and often challenge long-standing medical guidance.