Well that didn’t take long. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the just-enshrined director of the Department of Health and Human Services, has already signaled that he may try to change the country’s vaccination schedule for children. RFK Jr. made the remarks during his speech at a ceremony held on Tuesday welcoming him as the new HHS […]
RFK Jr. Touts ‘Spirituality’ as Fix for America’s Health Problems
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his first speech to employees at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, echoing previous sentiments about how he was going to transform the federal agency to focus on issues like chronic disease. But it was Kennedy’s closing remarks on spirituality that point to an […]
Measles Is Rampaging Through Rural Texas: Dozens Sick, Hundreds Feared Infected
An outbreak of measles is currently raging in Texas. Health officials have documented dozens of cases over the past month, but the true tally may be substantially higher. On Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services provided the latest update on the measles outbreak, which has been ongoing since at least mid-January. Within the […]
Bernie Sanders to RFK Jr.: Do You Recognize This Anti-Vaxxer Baby Onesie?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has vowed to solve America’s “chronic health epidemic,” and, in so doing, “Make America Healthy Again.” Part of this national health glow-up involves bringing new levels of transparency to the federal government, Kennedy has argued, which is ironic […]
From Covid to Norovirus: Moderna’s mRNA Tech Takes on Stomach Flu
The misery of the common stomach flu may be coming to an end. Pharmaceutical company Moderna has launched a large-scale Phase III trial that will test out a vaccine against norovirus, a frequent and sometimes dangerous source of food poisoning. Moderna’s Nova 301 trial is set to kick into full gear this year, following the […]