By adding specialists to USPSTF, Kennedy would reshape the functioning and decisions of the influential health panel Ransohoff: “The task force’s job is to describe the evidence fairly, and that’s done best with objective, detached methodologists”

CDC’s recommendation to delay infant hepatitis B shot is likely to raise infections, JAMA studies show

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted in December to rescind its recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B virus vaccine dose within 24 hours of birth.

May 01, 2026

Vol.52 No.17

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Kennedy hints at intended USPSTF reforms at Senate Finance Committee hearing

At the Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 22, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hinted at how he intends to reform the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a highly respected, independent organization that weighs evidence to make recommendations on screening for diseases.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Senators press Kennedy to release details on Most Favored Nation drug deals

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before two Senate committees on April 22 as part of a final “blitz” of congressional budget hearings.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

ACIP charter is renewed as meetings remain on indefinite hold

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, renewed its charter April 6. In an announcement in the Federal Register, new criteria for ACIP members were rolled out with a focus on “geographical balance” and a “balance of speciality areas.”

HHS Secretary Kennedy’s diet advice is heavy on meat and light on scientific consensus

The new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, or DGA, which inform federal nutrition policies, school meals, and public health education were announced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year.

April 08, 2026

News Analysis

HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside down
The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

Recently, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video montage featuring himself shirtless in jeans, working out with Kid Rock. The duo is in a blue-lit grotto with a cold plunge and sauna. Set to Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba” and intercut with a selection of patriotic imagery, the video ends with the two men in a hot tub, chugging what appears to be milk.

April 03, 2026

Vol.52 No.13

By Claire Marie Porter

By adding specialists to USPSTF, Kennedy would reshape the functioning and decisions of the influential health panel

Ransohoff: “The task force’s job is to describe the evidence fairly, and that’s done best with objective, detached methodologists”

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By adding specialists to USPSTF, Kennedy would reshape the functioning and decisions of the influential health panel

Ransohoff: “The task force’s job is to describe the evidence fairly, and that’s done best with objective, detached methodologists”

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CDC’s recommendation to delay infant hepatitis B shot is likely to raise infections, JAMA studies show

Kennedy hints at intended USPSTF reforms at Senate Finance Committee hearing

Senators press Kennedy to release details on Most Favored Nation drug deals

ACIP charter is renewed as meetings remain on indefinite hold

HHS Secretary Kennedy’s diet advice is heavy on meat and light on scientific consensus

HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside downThe Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

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HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside down
The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol