President-elect Donald Trump's transition team reportedly tapped a former senior health official from the president-elect's first term and a friend to top Trump loyalists to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr's chief of staff.

Houston Park and John Knox, trained firefighters, are also in line for roles helping oversee the nation’s emergency preparedness and response.

With controversy continuing to swirl around President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as HHS secretary, physicians against and in support of the nomination are organizing to try to persuade lawmakers to vote their way.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposed ban on high fructose corn syrup raises concerns among corn farmers, especially in Trump-supporting regions, over potential economic impacts.

President-elect Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – is an interesting fellow who’s sometimes espoused good ideas. Though he often contradicts himself, Kennedy has generally defended reproductive freedom and has long blasted giant food and chemical corporations for endangering public health.

With less than two weeks until President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., among his top Cabinet picks, could soon lead the federal government's health department.

The Donald Trump nominee’s dangerous anti-science views could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases right in our state. | Opinion

Kennedy, who suspended his independent bid for the presidency to endorse Trump immediately following the Democratic National Convention last summer, has vowed to “Make America Healthy Again” by battling chronic health conditions and restoring American health agencies to their “ rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science .”

Bipartisan critics of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are sharpening their arguments that he is unfit to serve as the nation’s top health official, embracing the extra time they have been given while Kennedy waits for his confirmation hearings to be scheduled.

The prospect of having vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation’s health policy has doctors speaking out to oppose his confirmation as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary. The Committee to Protect Health Care says it has more than 15,

Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027 to reformulate their products, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan. 18, 2028, according to the FDA announcement. Food imported in the U.S. will also be required to comply with the new regulations.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Cheryl Hines has joined President-elect Trump's inner circle as her husband Robert F. Kennedy awaits confirmation for his Cabinet role.