HHS, RFK and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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The HHS secretary and four of his advisers earned at least $3.2 million from their work opposing Big Pharma and promoting wellness in 2022 and 2023. Critics says this raises red flags.
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two top deputies at the Department of Health and Human Services, ABC News has learned. Heather Flick, Kennedy's chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, chief of staff of policy, are departing, according to a department spokesman and another person familiar with the decisions.
HealthDay News — US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed two senior officials who were appointed by President Donald Trump. Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, a top policy adviser, were both let go recently. The decision came as a surprise to several federal health officials.
Kennedy's ouster of his top aides follows his replacement of all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) independent advisory panel on vaccines in June.
WASHINGTON — An Alabama urologist nominated to be a key deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented himself on Wednesday as a “main street doctor” whose experience working directly with patients will shape his approach to federal health policy.
Thousands of employees across US federal health agencies received an email Monday afternoon telling them they were out of a job as of the close of business.
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force originally scheduled for Thursday, according to an email
Dr. Brian Christine, President Donald Trump’s appointee for a top public health position at the Health and Human Services Department, was grilled during his confirmation hearing Wednesday on whether he would use his platform to promote vaccines.
The US Department of Health and Human Services called off an upcoming meeting of expert advisers on preventive health care, raising questions about the future of the longtime nonpolitical advisory group.