RFK Jr. Claims Cod Liver Oil, Steroids, Antibiotics Can Treat Measles—Here’s What Doctors Say
RFK Jr. has claimed that cod liver oil, the steroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin have shown "very, very good results" as remedies for measles. Here's what experts and science say about those unconventional treatments.
RFK Jr. Suggests These Supplements Can Help Measles Treatment. Here's What Medical Experts Say.
More and more people are becoming infected in the ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico, where more than 200 people have tested positive for the illness. The disease has killed one unvaccinated child in Texas and is suspected in the death of an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico.
RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles
In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil,
RFK Jr. touts vitamin A for measles prevention. Doctors disagree.
RFK Jr. has cited vitamin A and cod liver oil as effective methods of measles prevention while stopping short of outright suggesting vaccines.
US measles epidemic: Vaccine or cod liver oil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaves everyone free to choose
Known for his anti-vaccination stance, the new US Secretary of Health is facing his first challenge: Curbing the mainly Texas-based measles epidemic which has been encouraged by low vaccination coverage.
Cod liver oil embraced amid Texas measles outbreak; doctors fight misinfo
US Health Secretary and long-standing anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing criticism for his equivocal response to the raging measles outbreak in West Texas, which as of Tuesday has grown to 159 cases, with 22 hospitalizations and one child death.
RFK Jr. says vitamin A could help treat measles. Here's what doctors think.
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in an op-ed that vitamin A could help against measles. Doctors explain why it's no substitute for vaccines.
As Measles Spreads, Kennedy Embraces Remedies Like Cod Liver Oil
In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but described vaccination as a personal choice.
Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation
As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide,
RFK Jr. Recommends Vitamin A, Cod Liver Oil Amid Growing Measles Outbreak
Health experts have raised concerns about a new CDC advisory that recommends vitamin A supplements as a therapy for measles.
RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil as another death is reported in growing measles outbreak. Health experts warn the move is ‘misleading the public’
When U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently wrote that vitamin A “can dramatically reduce measles mortality,” he was remarking on what happens after someone gets infected,
Vitamin A? Cod liver oil? Experts say there’s no replacement for measles vaccination
DALLAS — Texas health experts are warning that vitamin A — found in food and in supplements such as cod liver oil — is not an alternative to measles vaccination. They’re urging Texans to vaccinate ...
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Cod liver oil, the corticosteroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin were among the measles treatments HHS ...
Kennedy touts unconventional therapies for measles linked to disciplined Texas doctor
Kennedy has touted the benefits of an unconventional measles treatment including the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic ...