Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

LGBTQ+ advocates worry a blitz of state prohibitions on gender transition care for minors will go national because of Kennedy’s past comments.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undermine one of the most important medical achievements of the past two centuries, writes.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg railed against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, using his opening remarks at a public health conference to warn that Kennedy would be “beyond dangerous” as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),

As HHS secretary, Kennedy has the authority, working with the FDA commissioner, to reorganize the agency without congressional approval. He says he wants to fully eliminate “entire departments” at the FDA, listing as a top target the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, which he says can’t be trusted to do its job.

Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and a public health advocate, is asking Senate Republicans to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to “rethink” Kennedy’s nomination.