HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy’s feedback on autism have sparked outrage. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks Colin Killick, director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Community, for his response. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Well being and Human Providers Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls the rising charges of autism diagnoses within the U.S. an epidemic. And final week, […]
Sugary drinks together with soda are the main supply of added sugars within the American eating regimen. RapidEye/Getty Pictures disguise caption toggle caption RapidEye/Getty Pictures Most individuals who examine vitamin agree, lowering the quantity of soda People devour can be good for the nation’s well being. However the plan to dam folks utilizing the Supplemental […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s high well being official, has an unorthodox concept for tackling the chook flu bedeviling U.S. poultry farms. Let the virus rip. As a substitute of culling birds when the an infection is found, farmers “ought to take into account possibly the potential for letting it run by the flock […]
Senator Angela Alsobrook, a Democrat from Maryland questioned RFK Jr.’s suggestion that Black individuals needs to be on a distinct vaccine schedule than white individuals. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc. by way of Getty Pictures cover caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc. by way of Getty Pictures It was one of many extra tense exchanges […]
In a tense trade with Senator Invoice Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a stunning lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the federal government applications answerable for protecting greater than 150 million Individuals. At instances, Mr. Kennedy appeared to confuse the 2 applications. Medicare is a federal program that gives protection […]
RFK Jr. made $856,559 in referral charges from the regulation agency Wisner Baum, which is suing Merck over claims its HPV vaccine triggered cervical most cancers, in line with new filings with the Workplace of Authorities Ethics. Bloomberg/Getty Pictures cover caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Getty Pictures Even when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the […]
With RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary, he might have the chance to push ahead the agenda of his ‘Make American Wholesome Once more’ motion. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Pictures disguise caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Pictures With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now lined as much as lead the Division of Well being and Human […]