Ilana Decker, who moved from Israel to New York three years ago, says she doesn’t agree often with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Arguing, as he

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump White House would advise against water fluoridation on Jan. 20. That didn't happen.

Since its removal from local tap water, data shows kids in Juneau have started getting cavities at a higher rate.

Toward the end of Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, sandwiched between his promises to take back the Panama Canal from China and extend manifest destiny to Mars, the newly minted U.S. President had this to say about America’s well-being: “We will end the chronic disease epidemic and keep our children safe, healthy and disease-free.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about fluoride in the drinking water are linked to Cold War conspiracy theories about the substance. That report concluded with “moderate confidence” that there may be a link between high levels of fluoride exposure and ...

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027 to reformulate their products, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan. 18, 2028, according to the FDA announcement. Food imported in the U.S. will also be required to comply with the new regulations.

The Trump administration has promised an overhaul of various government agencies. What will happen to the Health Department?

As the incoming Trump administration pushes back against water fluoridation, several Florida communities are already abandoning the long public health practice.

As Trump withdraws the US from the World Health Organisation, experts say his controversial new health secretary could have ripple effects around the world

Members of two Senate committees will have a lot of ground to cover at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to be Health and Human Services secretary (which has yet to be scheduled ). They should devote most of their time probing how his long history of anti-vaccine advocacy will impact infectious disease control.

Kennedy’s potential ascent as HHS secretary brings promise for backers of alternative-health approaches, while skeptics say those treatments are often unproven.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced author, lawyer, and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for secretary of health and human services on November 14, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation.