RFK Jr. outlines strategy for combating kids' chronic diseases

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published September 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM CDT

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again Commission outlined its strategy this week to target chronic diseases among kids.

Host Scott Tong digs into the specifics with Susan Mayne, an epidemiologist at Yale University School of Public Health and former Food and Drug Administration official.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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