The Guardian view on peptides: Robert F Kennedy Jr would leave public health policy to the hucksters

Editorial: The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trials

The Guardian
‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research

Protesters decried Trump administration healthcare policies and direction of HHS under leadership of RFK Jr

The Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel on Mike Johnson’s new award for Trump: ‘You can almost feel his spine exiting his body’

Late-night hosts discussed the Republican party’s inaugural ‘America First’ award and a disturbing new animal story involving RFK Jr

The Guardian
As RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ways turn toxic to GOP, CDC director is hard to find https://arstechni.ca/86dk #robertfkennedyjr #Director #Health #CDC
As RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ways turn toxic to GOP, CDC director is hard to find

Wednesday was the deadline to nominate a new director.

Ars Technica
Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo

The Guardian
Inside The Turmoil at #RobertFKennedyJr #CDC 43 current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing #science with #ideology making Americans more vulnerable. NYT Gift Article "The civil servants who spoke to me worry that, instead, a century’s worth of expertise is being lost leaving Americans increasingly exposed to a wide range of #health threats." #publichealth #federalgovernment #vaccines #pandemic #drugs #pharmaceuticals #healthcare #government https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/23/magazine/trump-rfk-jr-cdc-vaccines-maha.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.iXoS.dxVXxyOb8wpb&smid=url-share
Inside the Turmoil at RFK Jr.’s CDC, as Told by Current and Former Employees

Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.

The New York Times
US left without functioning vaccine panel as adviser says ‘drama distracts’

Move comes after judge voided Kennedy’s ACIP picks, leaving key flu, Covid and RSV vaccines in limbo

The Guardian
"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat https://arstechni.ca/z25L #robertfkennedyjr #robertmalone #vaccines #Health #ACIP #CDC
"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat

Robert Malone quit a vaccine panel, blaming an HHS spokesperson for "trashing" him.

Ars Technica