Robert F. Kennedy Jr. describes major measles outbreak as ‘not unusual’ during Cabinet meeting

Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say - Overpasses For America

In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, was widely criticized as minimizing the measles outbreak in West Texas at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. In a soci…

Fast food chain says they've 'RFK'd' fries with healthier cooking method

Steak ‘n Shake has announced a major change to its beloved shoestring fries.

“Medical Freedom Movement” Circular Firing Squad

And so it comes down to this. Oh, the humanity. The self-styled “Medical Freedom Movement” is turning its guns on yet another of its heroes, HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Circular firing squads are a chronic cultural feature of Washington, DC bureaucracy, giving rise to the insider aphorism “Keep your head down, if ... Read more Source

Health Paranoia and the Politics of MAHA

The Make America Healthy Again movement reflects legitimate anxieties about illness, modernity, and the long-term effects of capitalist development. But its response — self-optimization and deregulation — deflects that fear rather than challenging its cause. Robert F. Kennedy Jr attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The first few weeks of Donald J. Trump’s s…

Taking a 'mental toll': As west Texas fights measles, worries grow over federal support

Local health experts wish US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy would emphasize the importance of vaccines.