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Bobbie chief executive Laura Modi is in a difficult position.

‘Betrayal’: She built a cult baby business, then RFK Jr came calling

Laura Modi’s baby formula company Bobbie grew quickly as a science-based brand that was ingredient-conscious. But her decision to align herself with the Trump administration set off a firestorm.

  • Alisha Haridasani Gupta

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China’s latest boom is sounding alarm bells in America

China was seen as a nation that excelled in drug manufacturing and “copycat” treatments but not medicine discovery. Not any more.

  • Hannah Boland
RFK Jr swims in Rock Creek, Dumbarton Oaks Park, during a Mother’s Day hike.

Millions of litres of sewage spills into this creek every year. RFK Jr just went swimming in it

The US health secretary joined his grandchildren for a Mother’s Day dip in the waterway, which is so contaminated that even wading is banned.

  • Chris Cameron
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr was confirmed and sworn in as US health secretary.

RFK Jr becomes US health secretary after lone Republican votes ‘no’

A disgraced Australian celebrity chef has the ear of America’s new health secretary, who has promoted vaccine scepticism and wants fluoride out of the water supply.

  • Michael Koziol
Belle Gibson.

A decade on from Belle Gibson, wellness quackery is still big business

The timing of new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar could not be more perfect, with RFK Jr. set to take one of the world’s most powerful health jobs.

  • Sarah Berry
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Republicans cave to Trump, endorse contentious picks for cabinet

A handful of senators – including a doctor – had raised concerns about Trump’s nominees for the top health and intelligence jobs, Robert F Kennedy Jr and Tulsi Gabbard. Now they’ve fallen into line.

  • Michael Koziol
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr testifies during the second hearing for his pending confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services.

RFK Jr on defensive as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance

A key Republican has joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the top health official nominee’s scepticism of routine childhood vaccinations.

  • Amanda Seitz and Stephen Groves
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing.

Four takeaways from Kennedy Jr’s first confirmation hearing

The ex-Democrat and abortion rights supporter nominated by a Republican president to be the nation’s leading health official presented some unusual dynamics.

  • Aaron Blake
Robert F. Kennedy Jr appears before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing as health secretary.

‘Frankly, you frighten people’: RFK Jr grilled on vaccine, abortion U-turns

One of Donald Trump’s most controversial and vulnerable cabinet picks struggled to account for his shape-shifting views, vowing to serve at Trump’s pleasure.

  • Michael Koziol
Former US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Caroline Kennedy takes RFK Jr’s skeletons out of the closet for all to see

Famously discreet about family matters, the former US ambassador to Australia has dropped a bombshell which could have consequences for her cousin’s appointment.

  • Michael Koziol

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