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News Articles: RFK Jr.

The Trump administration has unveiled a new food pyramid that stresses protein and whole foods and calls for an end to "the war on saturated fats."

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  • Health

RFK Jr.'s new food pyramid puts meat, cheese and vegetables at the top

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans focused on promoting whole foods, healthy proteins and fats. And he has "declare[d] war" on added sugar.

January 07, 2026
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to discuss and vote on the hepatitis B birth dose recommendation during its two-day meeting starting Dec. 4, potentially limiting children's access.

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  • Health

Doctors warn delaying hepatitis B shot for newborns could revive a deadly threat

As RFK Jr.'s new vaccine panel ponders changing the hepatitis B vaccination schedule, some doctors recall past patients, including children, who died painful deaths before there was a vaccine.

December 03, 2025
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By:
  • Jackie Fortiér
A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023.

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  • Food

'What to Eat Now' nutritionist talks SNAP, food policy and the 'triple duty' diet

Marion Nestle says we need to rethink how we eat. She recommends "real food, processed as little as possible, with a big emphasis on plants." Her new book is What to Eat Now.

November 11, 2025
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
A toddler gets the MMR vaccine at a vaccine clinic in Lubbock, Texas, during the measles outbreak in that state earlier this year.

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  • Health

Under RFK Jr., the CDC is scrutinizing the childhood vaccine schedule

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an unprecedented review of routine shots given to kids, alarming public health experts.

November 07, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
On Sept. 22, 2025, the Health and Human Services Administration announced that as part of it's actions to "tackle" autism, it wants a label change on acetaminophen that warns of the potential risk of autism in babies if taken during pregnancy. Acetaminophen is the only approved over the counter medication to treat fevers during pregnancy.

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  • Health

'Frustrated, worried, disappointed': Georgia doctors deal with fallout of Tylenol and autism claims

Last month, federal health agencies made claims that acetaminophen could cause neurological conditions in babies if taken during pregnancy. Medical providers and trusted organizations say there isn't enough evidence. 

October 13, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
High Angle View Of white glass, fork, knife and plate on a colored table

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  • Health

RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines could be controversial. Here's what to watch for

The health secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall.

October 08, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Allison Aubrey
On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. said "The United States will walk away from the declaration [on noncommunicable diseases], but we will never walk away from the world or our commitment to end chronic disease."

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  • Global Health

RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases

Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.

September 26, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
The Trump administration has suggested that leucovorin, a drug used in cancer treatment, might have some benefit for children with autism. Many researchers and families aren't so sure.

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  • Science

Leucovorin for autism? Many scientists — and parents — are skeptical

President Trump says an old drug that acts like a vitamin can reduce autism symptoms in many children. The science doesn't support that claim.

September 25, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton and
  • Yuki Noguchi
The Trump administration has linked use of the painkiller acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism. Here's what the science, and doctors, have to say about it.

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  • Science

When it comes to Tylenol, what are parents to do?

The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.

September 23, 2025
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce and
  • Allison Aubrey
President Trump takes questions at the White House following an announcement that federal health officials are updating drug labeling to discourage the use of Tylenol during pregnancy.

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  • Science

Trump blames Tylenol for autism. Science doesn't back him up

The president and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, presented a cancer drug as possible treatment and said the FDA would change labeling. There's little strong scientific evidence for either.

September 23, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton,
  • Yuki Noguchi,
  • and 1 more
A man receives an injection in his upper arm

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  • Health

In the classroom, optimism and concern raised over CDC vaccine discourse

Just last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made changes to their recommendations for well-known vaccines for kids and adults. But not far away, people who study public health were having their own conversations.

September 22, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Martin Kulldorff, chairman of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, speaks during a Thursday meeting of the panel in Chamblee, Ga.

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  • Health

CDC advisers punt on hepatitis B vaccine vote, after changing guidance on MMRV

The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy. It's changed guidance for for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox shots and deferred proposed changes to hepatitis B.

September 19, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone,
  • Rob Stein,
  • and 2 more
Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meet at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta in June.

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  • Health

CDC's vaccine advisers meet this week. Here's how they could affect policy

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose everyone in the group. Their votes could affect vaccine access for certain childhood vaccines and and the COVID shots. Here's what's at stake.

September 18, 2025
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By:
  • Pien Huang
A box of hepatitis B vaccine is displayed at a CVS Pharmacy on Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami, Florida.

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  • Health

Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids. 

September 16, 2025
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By:
  • Jackie Fortiér
Jill Holm-Denoma holds her son, Tyler, after he received a COVID shot in 2021 from nurse Emily Cole at National Jewish Health in Denver.  After President Trump appointed anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Colorado updated state laws to ensure continued access to the COVID shot and other vaccines.

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  • Health

Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies last spring

While Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., dismantles the federal institutions that set vaccine policy, states like Colorado are changing laws and regulations in an effort to preserve access to vaccines.

September 12, 2025
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  • John Daley
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