RFK Jr urges Alzheimer’s screening but blunts key panel that could drive research
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, at a discussion in Washington in May. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, at a discussion in Washington in May. The Trump administration has prevented the taskforce from meeting since March 2025, a political appointee fired two panel chairs, and the administration has so far failed to appoint new members.
- ▪Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, at a discussion in Washington in May.
- ▪Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, at a discussion in Washington in May.
- ▪The Trump administration has prevented the taskforce from meeting since March 2025, a political appointee fired two panel chairs, and the administration has so far failed to appoint new members.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, at a discussion in Washington in May. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, at a discussion in Washington in May. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesUS healthcareRFK Jr urges Alzheimer’s screening but blunts key panel that could drive researchExperts say evidence for cognitive screening desired by health secretary ‘not great’ as taskforce idle since last yearJessica GlenzaSun 26 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 26 Jul 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has called for better Alzheimer’s screening – but a critical federal panel that might have helped researchers find practical ways to do that has been prevented from…
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