FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use
Federal health officials want companies to swap out certain food dyes with natural alternatives.
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Federal health officials want companies to swap out certain food dyes with natural alternatives.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a "massive testing and research effort" will focus on the cause of autism, but his approach has raised alarms.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed health program cuts and the measles vaccine in his first network TV interview since joining the Trump administration.
Kennedy's comment comes as the Environmental Protection Agency says it has now launched a new review of fluoride's health effects.
Employees of the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began getting dismissal notices in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
The lawsuit, filed in Rhode Island, calls the HHS cuts to public health grants illegal.
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The FDA is already limited in policing claims of health benefits by makers of supplements and herbal remedies — a $70 billion industry. Get ready for even less regulation.
The move comes amid a government-wide effort to cut probationary workers by the Department of Government Efficiency task force led by billionaire Elon Musk.
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back on Capitol Hill for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.
Natalie Brand reports on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. facing pointed questions about his stances on vaccines and abortion from Democrats during his first confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Local officials in Samoa don't blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's HHS pick, for measles deaths, but critics call his actions "harmful."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will answer questions from the Senate's Finance Committee on Wednesday.
A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples.
Nicole Sganga reports on President-elect Trump's controversial cabinet nominations generating pushback from some members of the U.S. Senate.
Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to combat "the chronic disease epidemic in this country" in the Trump administration, with the slogan "Make America Healthy Aagain."
Robert F. Kennedy suspended his longshot presidential campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
RFK Jr. fought to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate. Now, he's trying to get off the ballot in many states.
"In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, explaining his decision to "throw my support to President Trump."
A judge ruled Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed a New York residence on his nominating petitions.
