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RFK Jr. Spreading 'Misinformation and Lies'? FDA's Top Vaccine Official Walks Out, Sparking Debate on Safety and Public Trust
Saturday, March 29, 2025 - 2:30pm | 385Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, has resigned, citing concerns over Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s promotion of vaccine misinformation. Marks, a key figure in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines...
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RFK Jr Applauds This Restaurant Chain's Move: 'Fries Will Be RFK'D'
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 5:27pm | 585A national restaurant chain is among the first to make a switch to beef tallow to cook their french fries, a move that comes with a push from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the country's head of Health and Human Services. What Happened: Kennedy's appointment to lead the Health and Human Services has put a...
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Trump HHS Pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Wealth Comes From Family, Law Practice, Oil, Bitcoin
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 4:51pm | 1118Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been selected by Donald Trump as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Here's a look at Kennedy's wealth and investments. What Happened: Trump announced many of his likely nominations for roles in his cabinet...
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Biden Administration Embraces Once Taboo Strategies To Stem Alarming Opioid Overdose Crisis
Friday, October 29, 2021 - 9:54am | 983As the opioid crisis in the U.S. reaches alarming numbers, resulting in roughly 100,000 overdose deaths in the past 12-month period, a massive surge from a year earlier – federal health officials are willing to try new approaches to stem the tragedy. This week,...
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Government Outlines Plan For Importation Of Cheaper Drugs From Canada
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 2:26pm | 528Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that the Trump administration has dropped a long-standing resistance to importing drugs and outlined a plan that could eventually allow the importation of some cheaper prescription drugs from...
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Trump Cabinet Pick Profits Off Biotech Bill He Introduced
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 4:42pm | 460Even before Donald Trump is inaugurated as president, a scandal has come to rock the incoming regime. A CNN report has revealed that Rep. Tom Price, Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary has unethically bought shares in Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (NYSE: ZBH) days ahead of...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: No Plan B for Minors
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 8:17am | 464The Secretary of Health and Human Services took an unusual step on Wednesday to overrule a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow Teva Pharmaceutical's (NYSE: TEVA) Plan B pill to be available over-the-counter regardless of the user's age. According to the New York Times, the...