What RFK, Jr., Could Mean for Public Health, and How Tobacco Use Has Dropped Unevenly

Donald Trump has nominated RFK, Jr., to run the Department of
Health and Human Services, a position that includes oversight of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug
Administration and the National Institutes of Health. Senior health
and medicine editor Tanya Lewis explains what that would mean for
antivaccine policies, food safety and unproven therapies that
Kennedy backs. Tobacco use is down across the U.S., but the drop
has been uneven across groups. Astronomers have released the
first-ever close up image of a star—and scientists are excited over
an unexpected ring. Plus, studies of chimpanzees explore the role
of social contagion on their behaviors and point to play in adult
chimps. Recommended reading: RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for
U.S. Public Health | Opinion  Chimps Share Knowledge like
Humans Do, Spurring Innovation  E-mail us at
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