Public Health Voices features commentary and analysis from Irwin Redlener, M.D., on pressing issues in public health along with guest insights from colleagues committed to science, compassion, and public service.
President Trump’s warning to Iran to meet his deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was one of the most chilling statements ever issued by an American president.
That is not strategic language: It is the language of annihilation, with a president threatening to commit one of the greatest war crimes ever contemplated.
The degradation of the hard-earned world recognition of America's medical science and public health expertise goes far beyond what RFK, Jr. alone represents. It is about the wide-scale dismissal of NIH scientists, the attacks on university-based research, the withdrawal of the U.S. from WHO, and the elimination of USAID.
So with all that we know about Mr. Kennedy’s truly outlandish ideas, it’s particularly surprising that we have heard nary a word from the A.M.A that should be strongly and publicly opposing Mr. Kennedy’s nomination. Now is their time to protect the nation’s health — not just the special interests of their members.
