#RFK Jr

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STAT is tracking RFK Jr.'s health-policy promises, according to the candidate excerpt.
The extracted source text says RFK Jr. claims his calendar is public.
STAT says it has been trying to obtain that calendar for a year.
The access issue complicates efforts to evaluate policy promises and priorities.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 12, 2026·via statnews.com

Kennedy's team is seeking access to large pools of identifiable medical records.
Public health leaders have raised legal, privacy, and usefulness concerns.
HHS has not publicly detailed how it would protect or handle the data.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 6, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

RFK Jr. defended the FDA and Commissioner Marty Makary during a House hearing.
Kennedy said Makary is under substantial pressure from the pharmaceutical industry.
The exchange suggests meaningful political pressure around FDA leadership even from Republican questioners.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via endpoints.news

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revised ACIP’s charter after a court blocked his earlier appointees.
The judge had found the prior panel selections lacked relevant expertise and fair balance.
ACIP activity remains suspended and earlier vaccine policy changes were temporarily reversed.
The new charter could reshape who is allowed to serve on one of the U.S. government’s most important vaccine advisory bodies.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 7, 2026·via arstechnica.com

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 invert the food pyramid, placing protein, dairy, and fats at the top and grains at the bottom
RFK Jr. personally follows an all-meat carnivore diet; the guidelines recommend 1.2-1.6g of protein per kg of body weight daily
Scaling up animal product consumption as suggested could require approximately 100 million additional acres of agricultural land annually

DT Editorial Team·Feb 14, 2026·3 min read·via technologyreview.com