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health-policy9 days ago•3 min saved

RFK Jr. Pivots to AI and Data Aggregation, Igniting Backlash Over MAHA's Corporate Ties

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shifted the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda toward artificial intelligence and massive health data aggregation. Kennedy argues AI will liberate Americans from 'medical tyranny' by bypassing expert consensus, while also pushing to unlock federal and state health records for research into chronic diseases and vaccine safety. This pivot has drawn sharp criticism from MAHA allies who view the new corporate sponsorships as a betrayal of the movement's anti-industry stance.

via Ars Technica|

#ai #health-data #health-policy

politics22 days ago•4 min saved

Cassidy lashes RFK Jr. on measles belief, dodges vote regrets

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy harshly criticizes RFK Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again backers for vaccine-skeptic messaging tied to measles outbreaks, while dodging questions about whether he regrets voting to confirm Kennedy as health secretary. Cassidy also cautions against impeachment and notes ongoing debates over vaccine policy as measles cases rise; the administration maintains that MMR vaccination is the best defense, and health officials stress vaccination to curb outbreaks.

via Politico|

#cassidy #maha #measles

politics1 month ago•15 min saved

AOC Reaches Out to MAHA Voters to Shape 2028 Health Policy

POLITICO reports that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has quietly engaged with the Make America Healthy Again movement, meeting MAHA leaders to discuss pesticides, chemicals, and corporate power as she explores a path for 2028, while acknowledging areas of disagreement like vaccine skepticism.

via Politico|

#aoc #environmental-health #epa

politics1 month ago•12 min saved

RFK Jr. Takes MAHA on the Road as GOP Midterm Strategy Faces Policy Tensions

RFK Jr. is barnstorming the country with the GOP to tout his Make America Healthy Again agenda, while the White House markets him as a potent midterm messenger even as Kennedy allies say policy goals are being slowed in Washington. Trump-era picks at HHS, FDA and CDC have advanced MAHA-friendly moves on vaccines and food policy, triggering tensions with MAHA supporters who want tougher action, and highlighting a broader tug-of-war over health policy ahead of the midterms.

via Politico|

#health-policy #maha #midterms

politics2 months ago•1 min saved

Crunchy Moms Rally Behind the MAHA Health Movement

The MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement is rising in attention, with mothers—who are primary household shoppers and health decision-makers—driving a shift toward natural living: avoiding food dyes, choosing natural fibers, and questioning vaccines as they navigate competing marketing messages and health guidance.

via The Daily Wire|

#crunchy #household-trends #maha

healthcare2 months ago•20 min saved

Mold, Misinformation, and the Fight for Tenant Health

An investigative essay tracing a mold outbreak in a Brooklyn rental to show how MAHA-influenced wellness culture converts mold illness into a political issue. It contrasts the author’s personal symptoms and online detox narratives with landlord neglect and broader housing failures, arguing that mold is best addressed through tenant organizing and housing policy rather than profit-driven detox schemes.

via Home ❧ Current Affairs|

#healthcare #landlords #lyme-disease

politics-and-policy3 months ago•3 min saved

Oval Office pesticide clash exposes rift in Trump’s farming coalition

Tensions spilled into a tense Oval Office meeting as RFK Jr.’s MAHA push to curb conventional pesticides collided with Farm Bureau leaders who warned of higher food costs; a contemporaneous Supreme Court decision added pressure, and after a heated exchange Trump signed an executive order promoting pesticide alternatives, with Farm Bureau signaling support afterward.

via Axios|

#farming #maha #oval-office

politics3 months ago•5 min saved

Supreme Court Roundup ruling triggers MAHA backlash over labeling

The Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling means Bayer cannot be sued in state courts over Roundup because federal regulators have found glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer and thus do not require a warning label, potentially ending thousands of state lawsuits. MAHA leaders say the decision betrays their movement and are pressing Congress to curb pesticide-liability protections, as scientists and regulators remain divided on glyphosate’s cancer risk (EPA vs. IARC).

via NBC News|

#bayer #glyphosate #maha

business3 months ago•5 min saved

MAHA SNAP Rules Push Brands to Reformulate as Benefits Shrink

SNAP waivers in 23 states restricting purchases for about one-third of recipients could trim food-and-beverage sales by up to $830 million this year as shoppers switch to allowed items or cut back; major brands (Hershey, Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Nestle, General Mills) are measuring shopper response and accelerating reformulations to remove artificial dyes amid MAHA’s push to curb synthetic colors and SNAP purchases; Iowa has codified MAHA provisions, signaling a broader shift that could tighten access to sugar-sweetened beverages and candy, even as some executives expect a muted impact and retailers remain exposed to SNAP spending shifts.

via CNBC|

#artificial-dyes #business #consumer-behavior

business3 months ago•4 min saved

M&M's Goes All-Natural, Drops Blue and Brown in Major Color Shakeup

Mars is overhauling M&M’s with natural colorings as part of the MAHA push, dropping two iconic shades—blue and brown—over spirulina-related coloring challenges. The naturally colored version debuts this August on Amazon while the conventional dyed candies remain available, and Mars aims to recreate all six classic colors using natural ingredients by 2028, after a costly factory retrofit and extensive testing.

via New York Post|

#blue #brown #business

health4 months ago•0 min saved

Shakeups at CDC and FDA Signal a Possible MAHA Pivot

A wave of firings, resignations, and conspicuous absences at the CDC and FDA has created a leadership vacuum that observers say could indicate the Trump administration is repositioning away from facets of the MAHA health agenda.

via NBC News|

#cdc #fda #health

politics4 months ago•10 min saved

MAHA moms say they’ve had it with Trump’s health agenda

The Make America Healthy Again coalition, largely composed of women who followed Kennedy into the MAGA health push, says the Trump administration has fallen short on pesticide regulation, chemical rules, and other health-policy wins, leaving many in the group ready to rethink their midterm votes and weighing a path toward 2028—even as some advocates praise limited successes and the White House vows to keep advancing MAHA priorities.

via Politico|

#health-policy #kennedy #maha

health-policy4 months ago•5 min saved

NIH official backs MAHA at ADA meeting, pushing integrated diabetes research

At ADA's 2026 scientific sessions, a senior NIH adviser endorsed the Make America Healthy Again agenda, framing diabetes as a case for NIH-wide, integrated prevention research and acknowledging funding cuts under a new administration. He defended MAHA’s emphasis on rigorous, root-cause science—including exposome, environmental factors, and vaccines research—while avoiding a vaccine-autism link. His remarks followed the NIH director’s cancellation of a Trump-era venue appearance; the talk elicited applause amid policy questions about peer review and grant disbursement. Five ADA registrants were escorted from the conference for distributing a critical editorial about changes to biomedical research, according to ADA.

via statnews.com|

#ada #diabetes #funding

politics4 months ago•103 min saved

RFK Jr. Tries Out Surgical Robot Console During Open-Heart Procedure

RFK Jr. joined Donald Trump’s health-tour in Ohio and briefly sat at a robotic-surgery console during an open-heart operation, with reports that the robotic hands were disconnected from the patient; a later amendment clarified he did not operate the robot. The episode occurred as Kennedy—long a vaccine skeptic—pursues a broader MAHA-themed campaign and research efforts, drawing attention to the use of robotic-assisted surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

via The Daily Beast|

#cleveland-clinic #da-vinci-robotic-surgery #maha

politics4 months ago•3 min saved

Kennedy-Trump Vaccine Rift Reveals Fragile Alliance on Science

A Bulwark analysis argues RFK Jr.’s public push against vaccines and science is entwined with his MAHA movement and his uneasy alliance with Trump; recent health-policy moves and personnel changes—such as the CDC leadership reshuffle and FDA commissioner Makary’s resignation—show the collaboration is friction-filled as both men share distrust of elites even as their policy goals diverge on vaccines and public health.

via The Bulwark|

#maha #politics #rfk-jr