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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Background

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has served as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2025.

    The Senate confirmed him by a vote of 52 to 48 in February 2025.

    He co-founded the Waterkeeper Alliance and served as its president for 21 years.

    About U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: U.S.

    Key facts

    Born
    January 17, 1954, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.source
    Office
    26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025source
    Senate confirmation
    52 to 48 vote, February 2025source
    Waterkeeper Alliance
    Served as its president for 21 yearssource
    Education
    Bachelor of Arts in American history and literature, Harvard University, 1976source

    WYDE coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    WYDE Newsroom has published 10 articles about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from Jan 9, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a named leader in 7 stories, the subject of 2 stories and the regulator in 1 story. The most recent is Superpower Opens $149-a-Month BPC-157 Pre-Orders Two Days After HHS Eased Peptide Enforcement.

    Healthcare

    Superpower Opens $149-a-Month BPC-157 Pre-Orders Two Days After HHS Eased Peptide Enforcement

    Superpower will charge $149 a month for compounded BPC-157 and TB-500 and $199 for MOTS-c, shipping in late November. FDA's drug center recommended against listing all three, and the policy allowing the sales is not FDA approval.

    Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story

    Healthcare

    Trump Signs an Executive Order to Cut Childhood Vaccine Recommendations and Split the MMR Shot

    The Monday order keeps recommendations for 11 diseases but limits hepatitis A and B and meningococcal vaccines to high-risk groups. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, says the president does not have the expertise to make these changes.

    Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Healthcare

    The FDA Proposes Mandatory Safety Reviews for New Food Ingredients, Closing the GRAS Loophole

    A proposed rule announced Monday would end food companies' ability to self-declare new ingredients as generally recognized as safe, requiring safety data to reach the FDA before new compounds reach shelves.

    Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Healthcare

    HHS Decertifies Kentucky's Network for Hope After Finding Patients May Not Have Been Dead

    Federal reviews of 351 cases from 2021 to 2024 found poor neurological assessments and questionable consent practices at the organ procurement group covering Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. The response in Congress was bipartisan and immediate.

    Aug 8, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Healthcare

    A New Executive Order Pushes Regenerative Agriculture and Chemical-Exposure Research

    President Trump's order directs USDA, HHS, and EPA to expand regenerative farming and study cumulative chemical exposures in the food supply, part of the Make America Healthy Again agenda.

    Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    WYDE Weekly

    We signed Feed the Children. The White House debunked the banks. Iran priced Hormuz in Bitcoin. 20,000 meals.

    $EAT hit #1 on Base at +150%. Three states signed the DUNA Act. Schwab opened crypto to 38.9 million accounts. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday. Here's the full week.

    Apr 13, 2026 · 7 min read · Regulator

    Healthcare

    CMS Alert Directs Medicare Hospitals to Align Patient Menus With Dietary Guidelines as Nicklaus Children's Signs First Farm-to-Hospital Pledge

    HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Oz issued a Quality and Safety Special Alert directing Medicare-participating hospitals to align meals with dietary guidelines, tying federal funding to nutrition standards.

    Apr 13, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    WYDE Weekly

    $EAT just hit #1 on Base. Three states legalized DAOs. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday.

    $EAT hit #1 on Base at +150%. Three states signed the DUNA Act. Schwab opened crypto to 38.9 million accounts. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday. Here's the full week.

    Apr 4, 2026 · 8 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    RFK Jr. Launches $144 Million Federal Program to Detect and Remove Microplastics From the Human Body

    HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced a $144 million STOMP program to detect and remove microplastics from the human body. An 18-year-old already built a filter that works.

    Apr 3, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    WYDE Weekly

    The Public Market for Nonprofits

    January 8 Update

    Jan 9, 2026 · 4 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Reported alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Sources

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