With anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation’s biggest health agency, it wouldn’t take much tampering to enable vaccine-preventable diseases to make a comeback.
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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.
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RFK Jr. wants to ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ He could face a lot of pushback
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
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Olivia Nuzzi and ‘New York Magazine’ have split over her relationship with RFK Jr.
The magazine said the two parties agreed to part ways, though an investigation found no inaccuracies or bias in Nuzzi’s reporting. Meanwhile, Nuzzi and her ex-fiancé are blaming each other in court.
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Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an alleged relationship with RFK Jr.
New York Magazine said Nuzzi’s relationship with a former subject violates its conflicts of interest standards. She said the relationship “was never physical,” but apologized for not disclosing it.
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Who or what did Trump call ‘the greatest cutter’ this week? Find out in the quiz
After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we’re back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.
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RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery
The presidential candidate said he’d planned to take the roadkill home and skin it, but got waylaid by a long day of falconry and steak dinner. The mystery of the bear cub made national news in 2014.
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RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate ‘sad,’ sees political opening
Independent candidate RFK Jr. spoke to All Things Considered about the Biden-Trump debate and what it means for his third-party run for the presidency
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RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, “A worm … got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.” Here’s a global perspective on these worms.
