Monarez, 50, was named acting director in January and then tapped as the nominee in March after Trump abruptly withdrew his first choice, David Weldon.

Democratic lawmakers on the U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ((HELP) Committee on Tuesday launched an investigation into Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...

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Monarez was also asked about the continued availability and affordability of vaccines if the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, made up of new RFK Jr. appointees, makes changes to recommendations.

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 16 ...

It’s not just CDC officials and scientists who are outraged with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: So is Trump's former surgeon general.

Latest move to cut funding for vaccines is not down to US health secretary. It is part of Trump’s wider war on science.

On its face, the April 17 report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was nothing short of alarming. According to a nationwide survey conducted in 2022 across 16 ...

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Susan Monarez, who was confirmed to the role by the U.S. Senate on July 30, grew up on a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin and holds bachelor's and doctorate degrees in microbiology and immunology ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, and the 26th U.S. Secretary of ...