Lawmakers and health experts are sounding the alarm after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued in an opinion piece that vitamin A and nutrition, instead of vaccines, will help stop the spread of measles.
A recent study has revealed that an aspirin a day may stop cancer from spreading. In 2025, over 2 million new cancer cases are expected in the U.S., with more than 618,000 deaths—about 1,700 per day—according to the American Cancer Society. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge in England, discovered the common drug could reduce metastasis—the spread of cancer cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body—by stimulating the immune system.
Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance is nearing a deal to be bought by private-equity firm Sycamore for roughly $10 billion, a report says. A deal price of between $11.30 and $11.40 a share in cash has been discussed and a deal could be reached as soon as Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an opinion piece on Fox News on Sunday that parents should consult with health-care providers "to understand their options to get the MMR vaccine" for their children. Kennedy did not explicitly recommend the vaccine, but said the outbreak was a "call to action for all of us to reaffirm our commitment to public health."
A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women. The report comes after Kennedy pledged to give a family member any fees he might earn from HPV vaccine litigation. In a 2019 video posted on the anti-vaccine nonprofit Children's Health Defense website, Kennedy called Gardasil "the most dangerous vaccine ever invented."
A FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled. Federal health officials notified members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee of the cancelation in an email Wednesday afternoon, says committee member Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.