Merck and a woman suing the drugmaker agreed to halt a trial over alleged injuries from the drugmaker's human papillomavirus ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump ...

RFK Jr. has gained a following for his questioning of vaccines. He has vowed to take on the food and drug industries and ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's health secretary, putting the ...

The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a ...

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the ...

Kennedy, himself a professed Catholic, has faced intense scrutiny from both sides of the aisle for his controversial views on ...

The vote puts a longtime critic of vaccines and the medical establishment in charge of the nation’s vast and powerful health ...

The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his ...

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RFK Jr.'s confirmation comes after months of controversy and debate, largely focused on his past comments casting doubt on ...