Lauren Weber

2 months ago | adn.com | Fenit Nirappil |Lauren Weber |Caitlin Gilbert

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried this week to distance himself from a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and false information as he parried questions from senators who are weighing whether to confirm him as the nation’s next health and human services secretary. During confirmation hearings Wednesday and Thursday, he repeatedly insisted he did not oppose vaccinations, despite founding an anti-vaccine organization years ago.

Dec 3, 2024 | adn.com | Caitlin Gilbert |Lauren Weber

A nonprofit consumer advocacy group asked the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate Mehmet Oz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding accusations he failed to properly disclose his financial ties to a supplement company he markets on social media.

Dec 2, 2024 | adn.com | Desmond Butler |Lauren Weber |Caitlin Gilbert

In a 2019 production of his eponymous show, Mehmet Oz extolled the transformational results of Ozempic in an interview with comedian Billy Gardell about managing his Type 2 diabetes - and shedding 21 pounds after five months on the medication. “Whoa! Now we’re talking!” Oz said as he double high-fived Gardell before turning to a drug company representative to explain the results.

Oct 31, 2024 | adn.com | Dan Diamond |Lauren Weber |Josh Dawsey |Michael Scherer

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to have significant control over health and food safety in a potential Trump administration, with discussions about some Cabinet and agency officials reporting to him, according to four people familiar with the planning process who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations.

Jun 5, 2024 | adn.com | Lauren Weber

Republican lawmakers in Missouri blocked a bill to widen access to birth-control pills by falsely claiming they induce abortions. An antiabortion group in Louisiana killed legislation to enshrine a right to birth control by inaccurately equating emergency contraception with abortion drugs.