More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.’s anti-fluoride fight aren’t helping.

Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried constantly. Within a few days, Reynolds became so desperate that she and her husband had to physically restrain Jonah, dumping … Read more

RFK Jr. vowed to restore public trust in health. It’s not working, a new survey suggests.

Americans are losing confidence in the nation’s public health agencies, according to a survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The survey of 1,650 adults, conducted last month, found that on matters of health, a majority of Americans say they have far more confidence in their own doctors, pediatricians and … Read more

RFK Jr. questions safety of sugary drinks at Dunkin” and Starbucks

RFK Jr. questions safety of sugary drinks at Dunkin” and Starbucks – CBS News Watch CBS News Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging two major coffee chains — Dunkin’ and Starbucks — as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. Tom Hanson has details. Source link

RFK Jr. challenges Dunkin’ and Starbucks over safety of sugary drinks

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging two major coffee chains – Dunkin’ and Starbucks – as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. Kennedy recently called on the two companies to prove their high-sugar drinks are safe for teenagers and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your … Read more

RFK Jr. says he’ll investigate Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks

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RFK Jr. pushes medical schools to teach more about nutrition

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new push Thursday to get medical schools to teach more about nutrition. Kennedy has spent months pressing schools to increase nutrition education, threatening funding cuts for those that refuse and promising public recognition for those that comply. He has long argued that doctors are undertrained in nutrition, … Read more

Echoing RFK, Dr. Casey Means softens her social media persona in surgeon general bid

Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer who rose to prominence by lambasting traditional medicine and accusing pharmaceutical companies of corruption, bore little resemblance to her online persona Wednesday when she appeared before the Senate. In measured comments before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to discuss her nomination for surgeon general, Means sidestepped … Read more

RFK Jr.’s CDC panel to discuss Covid vaccine injuries in upcoming meeting

Covid vaccines are once again on the agenda for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is scheduled to meet next month and plans to discuss Covid vaccine injuries, as well as potentially vote on recommendations, according to a Federal Register notice for the … Read more