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Does Fluoride Cause Cancer, IQ Loss, and More? Fact-Checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Claims
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could try to remove fluoride from drinking water, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy, who was tapped last week by Trump to lead the Department of Health and…
Social Security Tackles Overpayment ‘Injustices,’ but Problems Remain
In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O’Malley criticized agency “injustices” that “shock our shared sense of equity and good conscience as Americans.”
He promised to overhaul the Social Security…
Journalists Examine Health Care for Native Americans and Recent Food Recalls
Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without advertising through media partners of…
What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLkeaticjYU
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a…
Watch: Why the US Has Made Little Progress Improving Black Americans’ Health
Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam
Video by Hannah Norman
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the…
Pay First, Deliver Later: Some Women Are Being Asked To Prepay for Their Baby
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN’s office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she would owe after she delivered.…
Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’
Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his…
As California Taps Pandemic Stockpile for Bird Flu, Officials Keep Close Eye on Spending
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves, goggles, and other safety gear as the state confirms at least 21 human…
After Congress Ended Extra Cash Aid for Families, Communities Tackle Child Poverty Alone
If you bring a baby into the Hurley Children’s Center clinic in downtown Flint, Michigan, Mona Hanna will find you. The pediatrician, who gained national prominence for helping uncover the city’s water crisis in 2015, strode…
Tribal Leaders Ask Feds To Declare Syphilis Outbreak a Public Health Emergency
For Native American communities in the Great Plains, data paints a clear picture of the devastation caused by an ongoing syphilis outbreak.
According to the South Dakota Department of Health, 649 cases of syphilis have been…