NEWSROOM

The Critical Need for Science Funding

DPH member Aimee Bernard lay out the benefits of federal funding of scientific and medical research, all of which are being endangered by Trump administration cuts.

The Hill

The US is losing its next generation of health scientists

DPH coordinating committee members James Alwine and Elizabeth Jacobs on the devastating impact of cuts to NIH research funding.

defend public health

Statement from Defend Public Health on Senate Confirmation of RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The coordinating committee of Defend Public Health, an all-volunteer network of physicians and other healthcare workers, scientists and public health advocates, issued the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Senate vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services:

New York Times

When ‘Just Asking Questions’ About Science Turns Into 300,000 Dead

Yale epidemiologist and DPH coordinating committee member Gregg Gonsalves on how the sort of science denial embraced by RFK Jr. has left a trail of death.

48hills

Trump’s attacks on trans people and public health escalate into a war on reality itself

DPH coordinating committee member Bruce Mirken connects the dots between the administration’s unreal approaches to public health, trans Americans, climate, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

common dreams

Why the US Senate Must Reject RFK Jr.—A Lethal Broken Clock

Defend Public Health member & Harvard Professor of Social Epidemiology Nancy Krieger explains why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a dangerous pick to lead Health and Human Services.

Arizona Daily Star, tucson.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dangerous for the health and economy of Arizona

Epidemiologist and DPH coordinating committee member Elizabeth Jacobs calls out RFK Jr’s dangerous anti-science beliefs

GMA

RFK Jr. faces tough questions on vaccine, abortion stance in confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the nation's most publicly recognized vaccine skeptics, faced sharp questions Wednesday as he went before a Senate panel for the first time as President Donald Trump's pick to become health secretary.

Axios

Trump's early actions on health agencies roil medical researchers

Axios, Jan. 27, 2025, President Trump's orders to freeze some work and communications at government health agencies and begin a U.S. pullout from the World Health Organization are rattling clinicians and researchers, who fear they're the leading edge of a broad anti-science agenda.

chicago tribune

RFK Jr.’s opposition to vaccines, fluoride in water troubles public health experts

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing to head the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to begin Wednesday, health care officials have been prepared to educate the public on vaccines and fluoride.

US news

What’s Getting in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Hearing?

More than 10 of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees faced a public review last week on the road to confirmation. Almost all will pass with slim margins, but one notable selection is languishing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Huffpost

More Than 700 In Public Health Call On Senate To Reject RFK Jr.’s ‘Fringe,’ ‘Dangerous’ Views

HuffPost, Jan. 14, 2025. A coalition of hundreds of scientists and medical professionals urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying his “fringe beliefs” could be dangerous to the U.S. and the rest of the world.