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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North AmericaHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking. -
A new study finds that a moderate level of exercise may lower some people's chances of getting cancer.
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Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative. -
Two days after firing vaccine experts who help set the nation's immunization policies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked eight successors for the CDC panel. -
Over 20 states are trying to bar people from using food assistance to buy candy and soda, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he'll expand the ban. Some recipients fear they may lose aid altogether.
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Robert F. Kennedy says people weren’t so overweight or on so many medications, diabetes and autism in children were unheard of, and food was fresh and wholesome during John F. Kennedy's presidency.
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For nearly 15 years, Dennis Burton worked on creating an HIV vaccine considered to be one of the leading vaccine efforts. In late May, he learned the Trump administration was ending the project.
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Despite its fishy name, the bacterium salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature. -
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens. -
Health and Human Services head, RFK Jr, is replacing all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee. We discuss the potential impact on public health policy.
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The 17-member vaccine advisory panel makes important recommendations about vaccines.
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On May 30, a team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health got the word: Funding for their vaccine development program will end next year.
