On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed an investigation into the nation’s chronic disease epidemic. He vowed to ensure “unbiased science” but added that “nothing is going to be off limits” in this comprehensive review.
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Speaking to HHS staff in his inaugural address since his confirmation last week, Kennedy outlined the scope of the investigation, which will scrutinize a range of potential contributors to chronic diseases. These include the childhood vaccine schedule, electromagnetic radiation, glyphosate and other pesticides, ultra-processed foods, artificial food allergens, psychiatric drugs such as SSRIs, PFAs, and microplastics.
“Some of the possible factors we will investigate were formerly taboo or insufficiently scrutinized,” Kennedy said.
The initiative follows President Donald Trump’s recent executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, tasked with examining the precipitous decline in American health over the past two generations. Kennedy, who will chair the commission, emphasized the importance of including diverse perspectives in the study to identify the root causes of the drastic rise in chronic diseases.
“Nothing is going to be off limits,” Kennedy declared. “Whatever belief or suspicion I have expressed in the past, that is going to be our template: unbiased science. That’s something that will make us all proud of this agency and of our role in restoring American health.”
He added “Let’s all depoliticize these issues and reestablish a common ground or action and renew the search for existential truth, with no political impediments and no preconceptions.”
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🚨🇺🇸 RFK JR: “NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS” IN NEW HEALTH INVESTIGATION
“President Trump signed an executive order to establish the MAHA Commission to study what has caused the precipitous decline in American health over the past two generations.
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