Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy is the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer who ran for president in 2024 and does not have a medical or public health degree.
The following cabinet positions still need to be confirmed:
Dave Weldon, MD, has been nominated for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Weldon is a former Florida representative and a physician.
Mehmet Oz, MD, has been nominated for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Oz is a celebrity physician who lost to John Fetterman in a 2022 race to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate.
Jay Bhattacharya, MD, has been nominated for director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research.
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