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You’re reading The MAHA Diagnosis, a STAT series that examines the major elements of the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The U.S. measles outbreak is getting worse. The Department of Health and Human Services is cutting 10,000 jobs and sparking fears about the future of the country’s ability to monitor environmental contaminants and prevent disease

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But what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. really wants to talk about is food.

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