‘Slippery slope to eugenics’: advocates reject Robert F Kennedy jnr’s national autism database in US
US health secretary says data will be used for research, but fails to address privacy concerns, potential misuses
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Thousands of pages of documents relating to killing of Robert F Kennedy released
Robert F Kennedy jnr praises Donald Trump for ‘lifting the veil’ on investigation
‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts
World Trade Center healthcare scheme for people affected by terrorist attacks is in turmoil over Trump officials’ overhaul
Analysts sound alarm over RFK jnr’s impact on US healthcare sector
Vaccine makers Moderna and Novavax both sustained double-digit percentage declines following Peter Marks’s resignation
Pat Kenny unleashes on ‘dictatorial and despotic’ Donald Trump
Radio: The Newstalk host rejects the Tánaiste’s tact as a trade war looms, and a poetic Drama on One provides welcome inspiration
Top vaccine official resigns from US FDA, citing Robert F Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’
Dr Peter Marks steered the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine program during the coronavirus pandemic
Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies
US health secretary says his department had become wasteful and inefficient
The inside story of Evie, the US conservative women’s magazine with big ambitions, and sex tips for wives
‘I think more women want a soft life, a beautiful life, than feeling all this pressure to do all these things,’ says cofounder Brittany Hugoboom
JFK files: What do they reveal about John F Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnr
Eli Lilly unveils $27bn US investment as corporate America seeks to woo Trump
CEO Dave Ricks credits Donald Trump with inspiring its push for US-based manufacturing
‘This is a disaster waiting to happen, and it will happen’: Ireland’s falling child vaccine rates
While most children in the State continue to receive vaccines, there has been significant slip in uptake since 2020. This has consequences for us all, warn medical experts
Water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay remains an important public-health strategy
Water fluoridation was introduced in the mid-20th century and is now a cornerstone of public-health policy in many countries, including Ireland
Robert F Kennedy jnr marks an undeniable crossing point in American political life
The Kennedy saga has become so embedded in the American subconscious that it can never end
Mitch McConnell cuts a lonely figure as US Senate approves RFK jnr nomination
Kentucky senator is sole voice of protest in Republican party, but blew his chance to stop Trump’s return to power
US Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy jnr as secretary of health
Kennedy, a vaccine critic, confirmed by 52-48 vote, overcoming resistance from medical establishment
Trump alarm bells drown out whispers of resistance in Washington
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Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
MSD shares sink 11% after vaccine shipments to China are halted
Drugmaker pauses HPV Gardasil exports as rival Pfizer gets boost from better than expected Covid vaccine and pill sales
Family business and the art of the possible even in challenging times
Roche descendant André Hoffmann talks pharma, feuds and ESG as he takes a stand against ‘arrogance’ of Trump and Musk
Robert Kennedy beats back anti-vax label in testy US Senate hearing
Panel grills Donald Trump’s nominee for top health post on abortion stance and ‘Make America Healthy Again’ agenda
Donald Trump is changing America in ways that will reverberate long after he is dead
The US president is a once-in-a-lifetime master manipulator of the unseen energies that sway the electorate
Novo Nordisk shares tumble as weight-loss drug trial data disappoints
Obesity drug CagriSema misses goal of 25% body weight reduction
‘Watch your step’: Steve Coogan takes Patrick Freyne backstage at Dr Strangelove
The comic actor is playing four parts in the new stage version of Stanley Kubrick’s film, which comes to Ireland in 2025
Robert Kennedy jnr: Pharma investors brace for impact
Vaccine makers and companies manufacturing breakthrough obesity drugs saw share prices fall on nomination
The week in US politics: Gaetz fiasco shows Trump he won’t get everything his way
Trump's initial nominee for AG withdraws following further controversy, while his pick for defence secretary Pete Hegseth counters allegation of sexual assault
Irish companies are already preparing for impact of Trump’s tariffs
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Trump names TV doctor Mehmet Oz as Medicare, Medicaid chief
Oz was an informal health adviser to Trump during Covid-19, when he promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that was not approved to treat the coronavirus
Irish exports hit record €22bn in September amid concern over potential Trump tariffs
Latest data show US is single largest export partner and pharma the biggest sector as trade policy and vaccine scepticism threaten transatlantic trade disruption
Trump nominates vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy jnr to run US health department
Appointment would put Kennedy, who sowed doubts about Covid-19 vaccines, in charge of a department with a $1.8 trillion budget
Trump says Elon Musk and RFK jnr could be ‘influential figures’ if he wins election
US election: Trump sits down with Tucker Carlson for interview in bid to seize advantage in Arizona
Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F Kennedy snr, dies at 96
Human rights advocate was the mother of former independent presidential candidate and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F Kennedy jnr
Bobby’s kid: the new champion of Trump’s vision of Republicanism
Despite Robert F Kennedy jnr withdrawing from the presidential race, his political career is not over yet as he hints at a future official role in Trump’s administration
Donald Trump adds RFK jnr and former Democratic congresswoman to election transition team
Environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist to be joined by Tulsi Gabbard who became an independent in 2022
Robert F Kennedy jnr abandons campaign and endorses Donald Trump for US president
Former Independent candidate says he and ex-president are aligned on certain ‘key issues’ despite differences
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