WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS Chris Comp (L), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz stand together while President Donald Trump delivers remarks on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. introduces measures to end transgender treatments for minors nationwide: ‘Our children deserve better’

The federal government announced measures to end transgender treatments for children, aimed at protecting minors from what the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) refers to as “sex-rejecting procedures,” by effectively defunding hospitals offering the treatments.

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA - AUGUST 23: Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kennedy announced today that he was suspending his presidential campaign and supporting former President Trump. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump praises RFK Jr.’s unique perspective following contentious Senate hearing: ‘I like the fact that he’s different’

President Donald Trump defended Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. after his intense Thursday hearing before a bipartisan Senate Finance Committee, in which senators challenged the top Trump health official over his handling of vaccines and other issues.

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US President Donald Trump (R) listens as US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event on "Making Health Technology Great Again," in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr.: HHS will ‘address’ external interventions ‘clearly, almost certainly causing autism’ in September

Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed that his agency is preparing to make an announcement next month regarding the study he introduced in April to fully examine the “interventions” that “clearly, almost certainly” cause autism, he announced.

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