Last month, President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy, a former Democrat who ran for president as an independent, endorsed Trump after suspending his own campaign in August. He has pledged to take on Big Pharma in the role, and he’s one step closer to doing so if the US Senate confirms his nomination early next year.
An environmental lawyer with no medical or public health training, Kennedy is an unconventional pick to lead the vast agency, which comprises the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National