One year after taking charge of the nation’s health department, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t held true to many of the promises he made while appealing to U.S.

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

What has RFK Jr. done in his first year as health secretary? We took a look back at some major moments.

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The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to review the safety status of dozens of processed refined carbohydrates, ...

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will temporarily lead the agency, which hasn’t had a Senate-confirmed director since August ...

Donald Trump wants Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a tighter leash as the White House trains its focus on this year ...

When family members criticize me publicly, I don’t see betrayal. I see adversity. And adversity is instruction.” ...

The second in command at the Department of Health and Human Services is leaving his post as part of a shake-up in personnel ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. HHS Deputy Secretary and Acting ...