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Can Americans Trust RFK Jr.'s Health Advice? A Breakdown on Vaccines, Autism, Food Dyes, and More

As ever, be cautious about what you hear from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Reason

People with autism bristle at continued stigmatization from Trump, RFK

"To have it come from our government with a sledgehammer is very disheartening," one advocate said.

Axios

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start is a ‘bridge’ for many US families. An order threatens its survival

Innovations in MSHS were adopted by the broader Head Start programs, and possible enrollment eligibility changes would affect all

The Guardian - US

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Health Secretary RFK Jr to link Autism and Tylenol use in pregnancy sending company’s stock price spiraling

A report from the Department of Health and Human Services, touted by Trump and Kennedy in April, is expected to be published this month

The Independent UK

Trump urged to ‘pull out the Sharpie’ and create federal medical marijuana office to tackle opioid crisis

But according to Trump, it is "very complicated."

We Got This Covered

Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says

The Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents

The Independent UK

White House picks Robert Kennedy Jr’s deputy to replace ousted CDC director

Former CDC head was expelled after clashing with Trump administration over policies she says were not driven by science.

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CDC officials resign en masse over RFK Jr’s policies they warn will lead to deaths of children and vulnerable adults

‘America is going to be far less healthy, far less safe, and when the next global health emergency hits, we’ll knock on CDC’s door and no one will be there,’ warns one leading public health expert

The Independent UK

Experts condemn NIH director’s defense of cut to vaccine research

Critics say Jay Bhattacharya’s comments on so-called failure of mRNA vaccines to ‘earn public trust’ are ‘astounding’

The Guardian - US

The future of cancer treatment is ‘personalized’ mRNA vaccines. Experts fear RFK research cuts will jeopardize that

HHS announced last week that it would slash hundreds of millions in grants for Covid, flu and infectious disease research

The Independent UK

Former Trump official calls Kennedy’s latest move a ‘huge strategic misstep’ that ‘deeply compromises national security’

What Kennedy just canceled will terrify you.

We Got This Covered

RFK Jr cancels $500M in vaccine development after ‘listening to the experts’

HHS announced Tuesday it would start winding down its vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology

The Independent UK

Ozempic, Botox, Eliquis: How Tariffs on Europe Could Impact Drug Prices (And What To Do About It)

Most medications come from Europe. Does that mean the new tariffs on the EU will drive drug prices higher?

Kiplinger

Vinay Prasad vs the FDA: How One Doctor's Policies Collided with Politics and Cost Him His Job

Vinay Prasad resigns from the FDA after backlash over vaccine restrictions and gene therapy decisions. Political pressure cited in sudden departure.

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr.'s made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F

The Conversation

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

In the four months since he began serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made many public statements about vaccines that have cast doubt on their safety and on the objectivity of long-standing processes established to evaluate them.

Capital & Main

A Coal Miner’s Daughter Takes on DOGE to Protect Miners’ Health

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get layoff notices.

The Independent UK

Make America ChatGPT again: Experts say AI was used to create RFK Jr health report that cited false studies

Experts found evidence that scientific citations in the MAHA report were generated by AI, which experts slammed as ‘sloppy’ and ‘shoddy’

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The Independent UK

Trump’s failed Surgeon General pick lands on her feet with a job at RFK Jr’s HHS

Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination was pulled after her education credentials came under scrutiny and a Trump ally criticized her endorsement of the Covid vaccine.

The Independent UK

Warnings over cuts by DOGE and RFK Jr to organization that keeps elderly people in their homes

Former employees of the Administration for Community Living say they fear it is being ‘broken up for spare parts,’ Eric Garcia reports

Latin Times

RFK Jr Fails to Convince Users That a Database of People With Autism Would Be 'Protected': 'How Can He Be Trusted?'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plan to create a national autism database was met with doubt online as users questioned if those added would have their privacy protected.

The Independent UK

Trump looks to end $56 million grant to give Narcan to first responders to help save lives during an overdose

Narcan – known generically as naloxone – is a nasal spray that works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in two to three minutes

The Independent UK

Trump administration’s letter of demands to Harvard that sparked standoff ‘sent without authorization’ - report

The letter from the White House’s task force on antisemitism triggered a standoff between the Trump administration and the historic institution that continues to rumble on

The Independent UK

FDA is quietly drawing up plans to end routine food safety inspections, report claims

The FDA denied that it was planning to make the changes

The Independent UK

Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures

Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year

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