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RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the proposed next Secretary of Health and Human Services, brings a controversial set of views to the national conversation. STAT coverage includes MAHA, ultra-processed foods, vaccines, conspiracies, and a brain worm.

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