RFK Jr. is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services—a cabinet position he secured after ending his first doomed presidential run in the summer of 2024, followed by his endorsement of Donald Trump. Since then, both Trump and the GOP have largely embraced Kennedy’s agenda.

"Dairy, in both randomized trials and long-term observational studies, lowers blood pressure. It improves lean body mass and lowers fat mass and, in observational studies, people who consume more dairy have a lower risk of stroke, which is consistent with this blood pressure-lowering effect," Mozaffarian said.

A look at the eyebrow-raising antics and scientifically dubious assertions of the federal government's number one science skeptic

The ostriches in question are at the heart of a legal battle in Ottawa, where federal judges are now deciding whether birds belonging to Universal Ostrich Farms, an animal reserve in British Columbia,

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has replaced his chief of staff, a department spokesperson told USA TODAY. Matt Buckham, the secretary's liaison to the White House, immediately becomes the acting chief of staff, the spokesperson said on July 16. He replaces Heather Flick Melanson.

The HHS secretary and four of his advisers earned at least $3.2 million from their work opposing Big Pharma and promoting wellness in 2022 and 2023. Critics says this raises red flags.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just named Mark Cruz, a Klamath member, his top tribal health adviser. In a Q&A, Cruz emphasized tribal control of health facilities.

Five months after taking over the federal agency responsible for the health of all Americans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.