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Sanders: RFK Jr. stance on food industry 'exactly correct,' other things he says 'extremely dangerous'

The Hill

Public health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have long maintained that vaccines are safe and effective, citing results from clinical studies and real-world data. The amount of chronic illness that we have is just extraordinary. No, I don't.

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What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS

KFF Health News

Q: What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? The HHS secretary has the authority to establish regulations that govern health, including food and drug safety, public health, and health care quality. A: The U.S. Yes, yes, and yes.

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RFK Jr. says Trump promised him 'control' of public health agencies

The Hill

said Monday that former President Trump has promised him “control” of public health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), should he win a second term next week, according to a video viewed by The Hill. Kennedy Jr. The key that.

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What to know about RFK Jr.’s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS

HEALTHBEAT

What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? The HHS secretary has the authority to establish regulations that govern health, including food and drug safety, public health, and health care quality. Yes, yes, and yes.

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What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week

KFF Health News

He created and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by Children’s Health Defense, a group that champions the false idea that vaccines cause autism and other chronic diseases and has sued to take vaccines off the market. “He believes you can avoid disease if you have a healthy immune system.

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What RFK Jr. might face in his HHS nomination hearings this week

HEALTHBEAT

Kennedys unconventional health claims For decades , Kennedy has advocated for health-related ideas that are scientifically disproven or controversial. He says public health agencies oppose their use only because of regulatory capture by big drug and food interests. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Cory Booker , D-N.J.,

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Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment

KFF Health News

Within days of Donald Trump’s election victory, health care entrepreneur Calley Means turned to social media to crowdsource advice. “First 100 days,” said Means, a former consultant to Big Pharma who uses the social platform X to focus attention on chronic disease. “What should be done to reform the FDA?”