RFK Jr. Outlines His Health Secretary Priorities in Post-Confirmation Interview With Fox News

In an interview just hours after his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined his priorities in response to specific prompts by Fox News host Laura Ingraham. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “It’s MAHA time” read a chyron as Kennedy joined the program, later changing to “MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!”—a variation on Trump’s … Read more

All CDC Staff Ordered to Immediately Stop Working With the WHO

NEW YORK — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately … Read more

What to Know About Bird Flu in the U.S. After CDC Announces First ‘Severe’ Human Case

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Wednesday the United States’ first “severe” human case of H5N1 avian influenza—or bird flu, a zoonotic infection which has stoked fears of becoming the next global pandemic. The severe case involves a resident of southwestern Louisiana who was reported as presumptively positive for infection last … Read more