How Federal Officials Talk About Health Is Shifting in Troubling Ways – and that Change Makes Me Worried for My Autistic Child

How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child

Blaming poor health outcomes on lifestyle choices can obscure public health issues. Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe Make America Healthy Again movement has generated a lot of discussion about public health. But the language MAHA proponents use to describe health and disease has also raised concerns among the disability and chronic illness communities. I’m a researcher studying the rhetoric of health and medicine – and, specifically, the rhetoric of …

A public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple message

Supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement at the US Department of Health and Human Services in April. | Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images The way Jessica Knurick sees it, the Make America Healthy Again movement won over Americans on social media — and so that’s where public health’s battle to win back people’s hearts and minds must be fought. Knurick, a dietitian with a PhD, has become one of the faces of a fledgling counter-MA…

RFK Jr., allies rush to rally the MAHA movement for 2026

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already working to rally his MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement as a critical constituency for keeping GOP control of Congress in next year's midterms. Why it matters: The RFK Jr. coalition draws several slices of voters who otherwise might shun…

RFK Jr., allies rush to rally the MAHA movement for 2026 – RamaOnHealthcare

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already working to rally his MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement as a critical constituency for keeping