RFK Jr. vow to purge FDA sets up collision with Big Pharma
Kennedy has been most vocal about the FDA, an agency that oversees nearly $3 trillion in medicines, food and tobacco products.
FDA employees consider how to handle RFK Jr., including leaving
Staff turnover is typical when a new administration comes in, and a significant number of FDA employees similarly considered leaving before President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office, said one former and one current official.
RFK Jr. pick sparks FDA concerns
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s selection Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary nominee sent shockwaves through Washington.
FDA Boss Sounds the Alarm About Future Under Trump and RFK Jr.
Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf said he was “disappointed” with the presidential election result and is uncertain about the agency’s future under Donald Trump. “I’m biased, but I feel like the FDA is at peak performance right now and we’ll just see what happens as the new team comes in,
Trump taps RFK Jr. to run HHS — but two groups could block him
Kennedy has a history of vaccine disinformation and suggested a ban on fluoride in water and eliminating entire FDA departments.
“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate
In an interview with NPR on Wednesday, Kennedy said Trump had already assigned him three tasks: to reduce the “corruption and conflicts” in regulatory agencies like the FDA, return those agencies to the “evidence-based science and medicine that they were once famous for,” and to end chronic disease with measurable impacts within two years.
Trump Selects RFK Jr to Lead Top US Health Agency
President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services,
Who is RFK Jr.? Trump's pick for health agencies has history of anti-vax views.
Trump to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.
RFK Jr. pick to lead Health & Human Services Dept. is ‘chilling,’ says former Acting CDC Director
Dr. Richard Besser, former Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joins Meet the Press Now to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health & Human Services,
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FDA commissioner: We need action and higher-quality research on ultra-processed foods
Researchers, public health and health care groups, advocates, industry, and the public must put tackling diet-related disease ...
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After election, FDA's Califf lays out hopes for his Trump-appointed successor
While personally “disappointed” about the election’s outcome, current FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., has laid out ...
In RFK Jr., drugmakers face an antagonist with regulatory power
Anxious and bewildered, some drugmakers are reaching out to their lobbyists about how Robert Kennedy’s pending nomination ...
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FDA commissioner suggests RFK Jr. and Trump might compromise an agency ‘at peak performance’
The agency’s ability to hire and retain skilled employees may be in jeopardy given Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
FDA Commissioner Califf Candid on Trump's Impact: 'We Just Don't Know What's Going to Happen'
FDA Chief Robert Califf reflects on potential changes as Trump's re-election looms, expressing disappointment and ...