What we are seeing from this administration is literally an inversion of a merit-based system—a spoils system for cronies and buddies of Trump and his kids,” says Chris Hayes.

Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,

Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,

Currently, the FDA can’t even require that supplements be effective before they are sold.

The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. wants to tackle the GRAS exemption, which allows companies to put chemicals in food without review by the FDA. Many have tried before him.

RFK Jr. is gearing up for changes in vaccine policies, with respect to messaging and the composition of the advisory panel that makes recommendations to the CDC.

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) upcoming Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting on March 13 was abruptly canceled via email on Wednesday. The committee was to consider the selection of strains to be included in the influenza virus vaccines for the 2025–2026 flu season.

The newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has some controversial opinions on health that even worry his family members

James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda."

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services, his policies on chronic disease, public health agencies and vaccines spark debate among Yale experts.