5 Plans RFK Jr. Has for Public Health

In his bid to grow his “make America healthy again” movement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has highlighted the chronic disease epidemic in the United States as well as what he calls corporate corruption of government agencies. On Nov. 14, he took one step closer to tackling those issues when he was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The post requires Senate confirmation, a procedure that could become easier when Republicans take the majority in the chamber in January. Responding to Trump’s Nov. 14 announcement, Kennedy wrote on X that, “Together we will clean up corruption, stop the revolving door between industry and government, and return our health agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science. I will provide Americans with transparency and access to all the data so they can make informed choices for themselves and their families.”...