Kennedy has pledged to "return our health agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science."

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, which causes the sound of a raspy voice due to spasms in the vocal cords.

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Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services spooked investors who worry what Kennedy would do.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus. Robert F.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee would oversee agencies that regulate food, vaccines and medicine and were instrumental during the pandemic.

President-elect Trump is making key appointments for his administration, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, as his nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Here Are the New Members of Trump’s Administration So Far. Kennedy has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism. He has also pushed other conspiracy

The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.