“Dr. Vinay Prasad, a polarizing figure at the Food and Drug Administration who oversaw vaccines, is leaving the agency at the end of April,” the New York Times reports.

“The U.S. has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” CNN reports.

“It’s a troubling milestone that has many in public health bracing for the worst.”

About two-thirds of Americans who don’t own their own home say they do not think they will be able to afford to buy a home in the foreseeable future, and nearly half of Americans say they have “a lot” or “some” debt, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds.

And more than half of Americans say health care, taking a weeklong vacation or buying a new car is “unaffordable.”

A bipartisan majority of Americans believe vaccines are safe and that children should receive them to attend school, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, illustrating the challenges President Trump’s administration faces to win broad support for upending decades of health policy.

Dr. Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, told senators on Wednesday that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part of my message,” as she deflected questions about birth control, pesticides, vaccines, her finances and her use of a psychedelic drug, the New York Times reports.

Katherine Wu: “For years, the worst outcomes of measles were all but unknown in the U.S. Now they look inevitable.”

Politico: “President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night executive order promoting production of a widely used herbicide is threatening to blow up a coalition that played a key role in his 2024 election victory.”

Make America Healthy Again activists brought into the Republican fold by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are furious over Trump’s move to ensure adequate supplies of the herbicide glyphosate, a prime target of their efforts to crack down on toxic chemicals that they argue are killing Americans.”

“’I’m witnessing the bottom falling out on MAHA,’ MAHA influencer Kelly Ryerson, who goes by the moniker ‘Glyphosate Girl’ online, said of watching the reaction on X. ‘People came along on MAHA because of pesticides and foods. It wasn’t because of vaccines.’”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reversed course and will review a new mRNA flu vaccine from Moderna, CNN reports.

New York Times: “When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was picked in November 2024 to become the next health secretary, public health experts worried that the longtime vaccine skeptic would wreak havoc on the fragile business of vaccine development.”

“Those fears are beginning to come true, according to executives and investors involved with companies that develop and sell vaccines and the technology that is best known for the Covid vaccines.”

“The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shaken up the top ranks at his department, a move meant to install more disciplined messengers and smoother operations ahead of the midterm elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Elizabeth Bruenig: “Within a few days, your son’s fever will spike as high as 105 degrees. The virus will break through his underdeveloped blood-brain barrier and begin attacking his brain matter directly, leading to primary measles encephalitis. The condition is rare among older children but more common in infants, who are also more likely to die from measles.”

“You will panic and call an ambulance when he slumps over unconscious on the floor, and another swarm of doctors and nurses will descend upon your child and whisk him away deep into the building while you trail behind as closely as you can. Like your daughter, your son will need supportive care, but he will also need close monitoring of the pressure inside his skull.”

“I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”

— Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, on a podcast.

“The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, in another setback for the technology that’s been a target of some Trump administration health officials,” CNN reports.

Dr. Mehmet Oz responded to a recent surge in measles cases, urging Americans in a CNN interview to “take the vaccine, please.”

Said Oz: “We have a solution for a problem. Not all illnesses are equally dangerous and not all people are equally susceptible to those illnesses. But measles is one where you should get your vaccine.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described his top Super Bowl snacks Sunday ahead of the big game, the New York Post reports.

Said Kennedy: “I am on a carnivore diet, so I just eat meat and ferments, and I’m very happy with that.”

He added: “I’m probably going to have yogurt.”

Dr. Mehmet Oz was interviewed on CNN by Dana Bash:

BASH: It’s the worst measles outbreak since measles was declared eradicated more than three decades ago. Is this a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?

OZ: I don’t believe so… Secretary Kennedy has been at the very front of this.

BASH: Oh, come on… You talked about RFK Jr., the group Children’s Health Defense that he founded posted on X: “Despite the media’s scare tactics, there’s no reason to fear measles.” Should people fear measles?

OZ: Oh, for sure.

“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted that the keto diet could cure schizophrenia — an unfounded claim that experts say vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help patients with the disorder,” the New York Times reports.

“President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to launch TrumpRx.gov, a government website aimed at helping Americans purchase medications at discounted prices, capping his nearly year-long pressure campaign to extract pricing concessions from pharmaceutical companies,” the Washington Post reports.

New York Times: “The government website, TrumpRx.gov, will not sell drugs. Instead, it is meant to be an entry point where consumers can search for their medicines and then navigate to websites offered by major manufacturers to buy medication directly. Patients still need a prescription.”

“The TrumpRx site is expected to feature dozens of medicines, including well-known and widely used products like Wegovy and Zepbound, for weight loss, and Humira, for conditions like arthritis.”