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It’s been 60 years since Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelovesatirized fears about water fluoridation. But an insistent minority within the scientific community that has questioned its safety is getting renewed attention, raising concerns about whether fluoridation has outlived its purpose. Earlier this year, fluoridation had its day in court—and lost, to fluoridation skeptics. A judge found […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of removing fluoride from the water supply faces challenges regardless of what role he plays on health care in the new Trump administration. Days before President-elect Trump’s election, Kennedy wrote on the social platform X that “the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from […]

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy Cohen, expressed concern about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s role in the next Trump administration, saying on Wednesday that if given wide sway over health matters, he might use his newfound power to spread misinformation and sow… Original article online at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/cdc-director-rfk-jr-misinformation.html

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that the new Trump administration would recommend removing fluoride from public water supplies. The suggestion that fluoride was unsafe was immediately criticized by many public health experts as anti-science misinformation. But there’s a real danger to painting everyone with concerns about fluoride as a conspiracy theorist. It’s not […]

Some of my least-favorite childhood memories are of sitting in the dentist’s chair getting cavities filled. Which is why when I saw a recent post on X, opens new tab by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the incoming Trump administration on Jan. 20 will advise all U.S?. water agencies to remove fluoride from public water, […]

In the days before the election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is expected to play a key role overseeing federal health agencies in the second Trump administration, alarmed many health officials by calling for the removal of fluoride from public drinking water. This would overturn decades of public health doctrine and is already incurring the […]

After former President Trump became only the second president to win a second non-consecutive term, his close advisers already began planning fresh initiatives for the new administration. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is likely to play a pivotal role in public health, recently wrote on X: “On Jan. 20, the Trump White House will advise all […]

Fluoride is added to drinking water across the U.S., but residents of some states are considerably more likely to be drinking fluoridated water than others, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fluoride in drinking water has recently become a talking point following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims before […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a controversial figure known for his opposition to pharmaceutical and food industry practices, is positioning himself as a key influencer in public health and regulatory policy under President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. According to sources close to Kennedy, the environmental lawyer and former independent presidential candidate is actively reviewing candidates for […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now on a short list being floated by some Trump allies to serve as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services, multiple people close to the president-elect’scampaign say. Hopes among Kennedy’s backers that he could be nominated to lead the department have risen in recent days, […]