Tag: Obesity

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas.

RFK Jr. claims credit for Big Pharma’s success in obesity decline

Gabrielle M. Etzel · September 14, 2026 7:00 am

RFK Rollins

RFK Jr. to give schools funds for MAHA cafeteria upgrades

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 24, 2026 1:47 pm

Ozempic dose

Meet the Ozempic voters. They could decide the midterm elections

Sean Spicer · August 4, 2026 7:00 am

food children nutrition

‘Picky’ explains the finicky eating habits of American children

Jeremy Lott · July 19, 2026 5:30 am

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz

Medicare patients can get GLP-1s as of July 1

Gabrielle M. Etzel · June 30, 2026 2:50 pm

Novo Nordisk President and CEO Mike Doustdar, center, and Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about drug prices, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House denies report Trump got access to experimental weight loss drug

Molly Parks · June 24, 2026 5:54 am

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Nutrition to be added to doctors’ licensing exams thanks to RFK Jr. push

Gabrielle M. Etzel · June 8, 2026 4:12 pm

A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

New Eli Lilly weight loss drug has dramatic effects in clinical trial

Gabrielle M. Etzel · May 21, 2026 12:32 pm

Empty bar less drinking in the US

Drinking dries up amid tough US economy

Zach Halaschak · April 17, 2026 6:01 am

FILE - Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, File)

Weight loss drugs strain state Medicaid budgets by billions

Gabrielle M. Etzel · March 24, 2026 2:38 pm

A golden eagle gripping a banner inscribed with ‘TrumpRx’ is featured on the TrumpRx.gov website. (via TrumpRx.gov)

The president brands his own healthcare reform

Jeremy Lott · March 13, 2026 7:15 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Left) and Education Secretary Linda McMahon (Right)

Medical schools commit to RFK Jr. plan to boost nutrition education

Gabrielle M. Etzel · March 5, 2026 6:00 am