Month: January 2025

Vague federal directives have led to frantic action, and perhaps overreaction, before a Friday deadline. View original article Contributor: Roni Rabin and Apoorva Mandavilli

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.” View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett, Susanne Craig and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

On Jan. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called suzetrigine to treat moderate-to-severe pain. The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and represent the first new class of pain medications in 20 years—and the first non-opioid painkiller … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), doubled down on his view that ultra-processed foods and food additives are “poisoning” Americans during two days of Senate confirmation hearings this week. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Food makers have been permitted to “mass poison American children,” Kennedy … Read more

I was just starting out in pediatrics in 1998 when Andrew Wakefield published the study that would haunt my entire career in primary care. The article in The Lancet claimed that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine caused autism. The methodological flaws were readily apparent to followers of medical research: among many issues, the … Read more

Kennedy’s bid to serve as America’s top health official may be decided by a handful of Republicans, including several senators who questioned him Thursday. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond, Fenit Nirappil, Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein

The Republican senator’s childhood bout with the disease has informed his ardent support for vaccines amid increasing skepticism of them within his party. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein, Liz Goodwin, Lena H. Sun

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond, Rachel Roubein, Lauren Weber, Lena H. Sun, Fenit Nirappil

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. transferred ownership of the trademark application in December and its abbreviation — MAHA — to an LLC managed by Del Bigtree. View original article Contributor: Lauren Weber