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Dr. Jerome Adams, former surgeon general, testifies during the Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus Crisis hearing on July 1, 2021.

Trump’s former surgeon general calls for RFK Jr. to be fired

Kaanita Iyer, CNN September 6, 2025

(CNN) — Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been under increasing pressure from members of Congress as well as public health experts.

HHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for ‘compromising the health of this nation’

Meg Tirrell, CNN September 3, 2025

(CNN) — More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has...

Food and nutrition researchers had high hopes when Robert f. Kennedy Jr., center, was sworn in as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy

Meg Tirrell, CNN April 16, 2025

(CNN) —When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of health researchers was cautiously optimistic that their...

HHS will announce cuts to 10,000 jobs across several agencies on Thursday.

HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies

(CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it is cutting 10,000 full-time employees across health agencies, the department told CNN. This comes on top of 10,000 employees...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 30. On February 13 the Senate voted to confirm Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary.

Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary

Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer, and Ted Barrett February 13, 2025

Washington (CNN) — The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump after Kennedy faced intense scrutiny over his...

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