"You're going to see measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination rates go down," former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on Friday.

Scott Gottlieb, who led the Food and Drug Administration during the Trump administration, on Friday warned that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could “cost lives” if confirmed as the next secretary of Health and Human Services. “You’re going to see measles ...

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who served in the first Trump administration, is raising concerns with Republicans about RFK Jr's. nomination to lead HHS.

Scott Gottlieb, who served as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during President-elect Trump’s first term, expressed concerns with the pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) due to his anti-vaccine advocacy.

As HHS secretary, Kennedy has the authority, working with the FDA commissioner, to reorganize the agency without congressional approval. He says he wants to fully eliminate “entire departments” at the FDA, listing as a top target the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, which he says can’t be trusted to do its job.

Trump administration pick for Health and Human Services department could cause rise in preventable disease, health expert says

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump's picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, may be in for a tougher confirmation battle than previously believed. According to a Friday article in healthcare publication Stat,