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The Latest Breaking News from Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr's 'Mess' With Health Department's Lack of Urgency is Irritating the White House: Report

President Donald Trump's White House is reportedly frustrated with the lack of urgency from RFK Jr.'s health department, and poor relations with the media.

Latin Times

After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program

The Independent UK

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Trump Admin Cuts Key Staff Involved In FDA's Bird Flu Response Amid Widespread HHS Layoffs

The job cuts have impacted researchers, scientists, and senior officials, leading to the loss of key figures who shaped U.S. policies on drug approvals, medical research, and public health.

International Business Times

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

The Guardian - US

Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Fortune

Trump’s cruel calculus on public health

Blaming COVID to defund public health isn’t about bookkeeping. It’s about whose lives matter enough to fund

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Trump administration guts mine safety and reproductive health divisions in sweeping HHS cuts

The Health and Human Services has begun an overhaul of its 28 divisions despite concerns about public safety

The Independent UK

HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

Roll Call

US is on track to have the worst measles outbreak of this century, former Covid response coordinator warns

Hundreds of infections have been reported in West Texas as cases of the highly contagious virus continue to crop up nationwide

The Independent UK

There’s a new push to put whole milk back in schools. Here’s why

Whole and 2 percent milk has been banned from school meals since 2012

The Independent UK

Trump abandons long COVID patients again

Budget cuts and the dismantling of federal agencies are making it harder for patients with long COVID and ME/CFS

Salon

Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs

As they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldn’t be back

The Independent UK

More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science

Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’

The Guardian - US

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Fortune

Moderna and Novavax shares plunge after key FDA official steps down, citing discord with RFK Jr. who he says 'wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies'

Massive cuts to personnel and funding within the Department of Health and Human Services presents a headache for vaccine approval and development, analysts say.

Fortune

Are seed oils bad for your health?

One expert breaks down the concerns influencers and RFK Jr. have raised about commonly consumed seed oils.

The Conversation

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities.

The Guardian - US

Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’

Rare admonition from a sector that has largely been silent in the face of the second Trump administration

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The Guardian - US

How a ban on food dye in West Virginia has forged an unlikely alliance

GOP lawmakers and consumer advocates have found common ground in banning preservatives and chemicals

Salon

Vaccine official resigns over RFK "lies"

Marks, who oversaw the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, clashed with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Latin Times

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Slams RFK Jr. For 'Misinformation and Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks announced his resignation from the FDA, citing frustration over the growing influence of vaccine misinformation under HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

Latin Times

RFK Jr. Publicly Fat Shames West Virginia Governor: 'You Look Like You Ate Governor Morrisey'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made jokes about the West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey's weight during a public event on Friday.

The Independent UK

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

The Guardian - UK

RFK Jr says they are poisoning us, influencers call them unnatural – but what is the truth about seed oils?

The common cooking ingredient has sparked fierce debate since the US health secretary urged people to avoid it

The Independent UK

Top FDA vaccine expert blasts RFK Jr. as he’s forced out

The news came days after a vaccine skeptic was tapped to lead a federal study on the links between autism and vaccines

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