Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his opening statement ahead of his first confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday (watch it live, or the full replay when it is over here) ROBERT F.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled on his past vaccine and abortion views, as well as his understanding of HHS programs during his confirmation hearing today. NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard,

Caroline Kennedy, the former U.S. ambassador to Australia and daughter of President Kennedy, speaks against her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. "It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator,

Most cabinet nominees invite their families and key supporters to attend their confirmation hearing. Yet, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team

Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont ripped into possible Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday after the man failed to answer as to whether or not healthcare was a basic human right.

Caroline Kennedy sent a letter to lawmakers urging them not to confirm her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, calling him "a predator" and arguing he is "unqualified" both professionally and personally.

The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also stressed the importance of enforcing conscience rights and religious liberty.

Former NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan explores what Trump’s nominations of RFK Jr. and David Weldon mean for health policy in cities and states.

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, has also called on the Senate to reject the confirmation of Mr. Kennedy.

“Measles is the most contagious of the vaccine-preventable diseases. If you are sick with COVID, and you go about your normal day not masked, and you meet the number of people you would normally meet, assuming they're all susceptible, you'll infect two to four people a day. With measles, the number's 18.”

At NIH, Memoli heads the Laboratory of Infectious Disease (LID) Clinical Studies Unit (CSU), where much of the research has focused on influenza and respiratory viruses with regard to vaccines, transmission, and at-risk populations.