Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often used his influential position to weigh in on public health issues, but during a congressional hearing he dodged questions about whether children should be vaccinated.

From canola oil to colorful dyes, the US food industry is girding for a shift away from the ingredients that made American diets among the cheapest in the world.

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee lauded the Make America Healthy Again movement on Wednesday while pushing back ever so gently against peripheral policies during HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first testimony in the House since taking office.