A couple of months ago, the cottage cheese at my local grocery store went missing. When I asked the cashier about the outage, she shrugged and said, “It sells out quick.” Undeterred, I began checking other stores, and was met by the same fate. The cottage cheese stock, particularly the Good Culture brand, was often…
Shortly after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa a public health emergency, a reporter asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if he was worried about the virus. Six Americans had already been exposed. His response was brief: “Yeah, we’re working on it.” In the nearly three weeks since, as the…
The White House released a three-page report from President Trump’s physician late Friday detailing the results of his physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this week. Mr. Trump’s doctors in the past have released positive health reports that stress the president’s excellent condition and good health habits. Friday’s report, written by…
Trying to devise a one-size-fits-all description for ultraprocessed foods is flummoxing federal regulators. For months, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has promised to create a definition of ultraprocessed, a crucial part of the Make America Healthy Again agenda. In mid-April, he testified before Congress that the Food and Drug Administration had forwarded a…
BTS, the biggest band in K-pop, will on Saturday kick off the U.S. leg of a world tour covering at least 11 months, 80 concerts and 34 cities. The physical demands will be intense. In addition to performing high-energy dance routines onstage, they will also devote hours each day to rehearsals, fittings, hair and makeup…
On a sweltering night in August 2024, moments before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed then-candidate Donald J. Trump at a packed rally in Arizona, a conservative young wellness podcaster named Alex Clark had a fleeting backstage conversation with the once-and-future president. “I said, ‘Mr. President, please keep talking about food and pharma; this has a…
He was combative, defensive and occasionally contrite. He vehemently denied, then halfheartedly apologized for suggesting in 2024 that Black children would benefit from being “re-parented.” He shouted at Democratic senators, accusing them of “grandstanding” and “selective indignation.” He insisted he had delivered “historic wins” for the health of the American people. In the end, after…
