In a tense exchange at the first day of his confirmation hearing for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. denied that he once compared the Center for Disease Control’s work to “Nazi death camps.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing saw protesters carried out after he claimed he's not actually anti-vax.

Robert F Kennedy Jr is facing his Senate confirmation hearing to become the US health secretary, despite wild past comments.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s record of questioning childhood vaccine safety came under fire from a key Republican at the Trump HHS pick's confirmation hearing.

RF Kennedy Jr underwent intense scrutiny during his confirmation in the Senate on Wednesday to become President Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary. | ITV National News

RF Kennedy Jr underwent intense scrutiny during his confirmation in the Senate on Wednesday to become President Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary.

Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.

The issue isn’t only his troubling views but whether a complex federal agency can function effectively under his leadership.

Kennedy Jr. earned more than $2.4 million as a consultant referring cases to the law firm Wisner Baum, government records show. Wisner Baum is suing Merck & Co. over allegations that the pharmaceutical company failed to properly warn patients about HPV vaccine risks.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, sat through his second Senate confirmation hearing in as many days on Thursday, with his chances of being