Health experts raise alarm over RFK Jr’s ‘war on science’ amid mass firings and budget cuts

<p>Experts warn that the dangerous ideologically driven cuts at HHS will have long-term consequences for healthcare </p><p>The Trump administration’s “war on science” appears to have entered a new phase in the aftermath of a recent supreme court decision that empowered health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent vaccine sceptic, and other agency leaders, to implement mass firings – effectively greenlighting the politicization of science.</p><p>The decision comes as Kennedy abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting of a key health care advisory panel, the US Preventive Services Task Force, earlier this month. That, combined with his recent removal of a panel of more than a dozen vaccine advisers, signals that his dismantling of the science-based policymaking at HHS is likely far from over.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/19/rfk-jr-science-research-cuts">Continue reading...</a>