Before Donald Trump asked him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy Jr. said he had "a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died."
Kennedy has been most vocal about the FDA, an agency that oversees nearly $3 trillion in medicines, food and tobacco products.
CNN's Abby Phillip pointed to "another person who tried to raise concerns" about food served to American children.
PM Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretary. Trump officially announced he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Health and Human Services secretary. "For too lo
Donald Trump's selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Health and Human Services secretary drew opposition from former Vice President Mike Pence.
Shares of several vaccine makers including Pfizer and Astrazeneca were down Friday morning following the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr, to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
The head of the largest organisation of public health professionals in the US says it will "absolutely oppose" RFK Jr's nomination as the next US health secretary.
Health officials are worried Massachusetts' second largest city are at risk of negative consequences for their oral health.
After his 2008 victory over John McCain, Obama's team viewed Kennedy as a leading candidate for EPA Administrator, a key role in enforcing environmental laws.
Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned to let the vaccine skeptic “go wild” on health, food and medicine, Kennedy’s official selection for the nation’s top health post sent shockwaves through the public health world,
On4, Donald Trump announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the Health and Human Services secretary nominee. Here's his stance on vaccinations.