November 16, 20240 Comments

Trump picks RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. If the Senate approves Kennedy, the former independent presidential candidate will lead a sprawling department responsible for the huge Medicare and Medicaid health coverage programs, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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November 15, 20240 Comments

Health stocks hit after Trump taps RFK Jr for top regulator post

Shares in vaccine makers and healthcare firms around the world slid sharply on Friday, as investors warned that Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US Health Secretary could pose new challenges to the sector. Kennedy is known as a vaccine sceptic and, if confirmed in the post, has vowed to use it to crack down on “Big Pharma”. The news prompted a sell-off across the industry. In

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November 10, 20240 Comments

What Trump’s health pick RFK Jr. could mean for patients, drugmakers

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024 in Duluth, Georgia.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Donald Trump has made one clear promise about who could help take up the government’s health reins during his second term as president: notorious vaccine skeptic

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