STAT November 25, 2024
Vishal Khetpal

A large-scale, locally focused public health program is the best way to approach chronic disease

Should Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, it will bring real political power to the network of wellness influencers who populate the Make America Health Again movement.

Physicians like me are alarmed about many of Kennedy’s views on health. His anti-vaccination positions and his calls to prosecute medical journals, among other dangerous views, should never be normalized, are disqualifying for the position he seeks, and threaten to beat back decades of progress...

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