Health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appoints eight members to preventive health panel
Ars Technica reports that the health secretary filled half the seats on the task force after sidelining it for over a year.
The short version
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the 16-person federal preventive medicine task force.[Ars Technica]
- The panel makes recommendations on services such as depression screening, statins, and colonoscopies.[Ars Technica]
- The appointments follow more than a year during which Kennedy canceled meetings, withheld appointments, and dismissed two panel leaders.[Ars Technica]
Key facts
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the 16-person federal preventive services task force.[Ars Technica]
- Kennedy had sidelined the panel for more than a year by canceling meetings and withholding appointments.[Ars Technica]
- In May, Kennedy dismissed two leaders of the task force.[Ars Technica]
Sources
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