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Republican Louisiana senator in tough primary after Trump backs opponent

F Kennedy Jr](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr) as health secretary, stands a chance of losing his party’s nomination. An incumbent Republican running for a third term representing a deeply Republican state, Cassidy would normally

JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort

Robert F Kennedy Jr. In response, Kennedy claimed that was “not a credible story”, and focused instead on alleged fraud by home health aides, including family members, whom he said may receive payment from

Political violence jolts the US once again - with a familiar response

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who lost his father and uncle to assassin's bullets. Many journalists in attendance had been at the 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an assailant opened fire

Utah reports more than 600 measles cases as outbreak spreads across US

Policy (CIDRAP). Recent exposures have been [reported](https://www.abc4.com/news/health/preschool-measles-cases-utah-600-cases/) at several preschools and elementary schools. About one-third of those infected have experienced symptoms severe enough to require visits to emergency rooms, reported

Baby teeth hold clues to the harms of toxic metals for infants — and older kids

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is shown in a close up photo in a congressional hearing room. He's wearing a blue jacket, blue shirt and blue tie. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2924x2924+485+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F17%2F26e7d9754c82a569d679f14fa06e%2Fgettyimages-2216099156.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405551/lead-poisoning-cdc-hhs-rfk-jr-trump-baldwin-senate) ### [Public Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/133188449/public-health)

A race on the right: What to know about Idaho’s 2026 primary elections

Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he appears at budget hearing before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)](https://www.aljazeera.com

RFK Jr fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive healthcare

Robert F Kennedy Jr](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr), notified the two doctors who chaired the US Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms. The Department

RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?

F. Kennedy Jr. has praised the San Patrignano model, and said he wants to build similar farm and work camps in the U.S., but the concept faces criticism from many medical experts. **Elisabetta Zavoli/Getty** Elisabetta

Photos: The aftermath of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

Policy Stephen Miller and his wife Katie Miller are taken out of the ballroom by security agents during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday

‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say

health agencies and the public’s trust in science and policy – and the surrounding tumult threatens to obscure important information to the public and the scientific community, experts say. “The science and the basis

They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz look on during a rural health roundtable on January 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F0c%2F5bfcb18b4f1ca248b41d59eae1cb%2Fgettyimages-2256600642.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5690370/rural-health-fund-states-hospitals) ### [Health](https://www.npr.org

Why the Enhanced Games will force sport to confront tough questions

Robert F Kennedy Jr pushed to have the therapies deregulated. The move was welcomed by Enhanced, which said it was "planning to offer access to additional peptides". Synthetic types of peptides have historically been injected

Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She would inherit an agency in turmoil, with employees who have been affected by major cuts to staffing, budget and programs. Here's [what we know

RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths

F Kennedy Jr](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr), faced intense questioning from several US senators on Wednesday during a hearing largely focused on how the administration has responded to the [measles outbreak](https://www.theguardian.com/society/mmr)

'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz look on during a rural health roundtable on January 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F0c%2F5bfcb18b4f1ca248b41d59eae1cb%2Fgettyimages-2256600642.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5690370/rural-health-fund-states-hospitals) ### [Health](https://www.npr.org