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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services

Kennedy leads the US Department of Health and Human Services and its Make America Healthy Again agenda. He has called himself a 'big fan' of peptides, has said he has taken them himself, and has pushed to ease limits on pharmacies making them. He has also worked to tighten standards for vaccines.

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WHAT TO WATCHWhether the FDA turns the temporary peptide policy into a formal rule and how it handles the next batch of peptides due for review by early 2027.

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    HHS Temporarily Allows Compounding of Six Unapproved Peptides Oduu
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    FDA moves toward easing restrictions on certain peptides BioPharma Dive
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    Outrage of the Month: The FDA, Peptides and RFK Jr. - Public Citizen Public Citizen
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    Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. NBC News
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    FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers | The Associated Press The Associated Press