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Coverage dated May 27, 2025

RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.

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  1. The Guardian

    RFK Jr threatens ban on federal scientists publishing in top journals (opens The Guardian)

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    US health secretary calls leading medical journals such as Lancet ‘corrupt’ and pushes to create state-run alternatives

  2. Breitbart News

    RFK Jr.: Government Scientists Might Stop Publishing in 'Corrupt' Medical Journals (opens Breitbart News)

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    HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is open to stopping U.S. government scientists from publishing in top medical journals, citing the publications' corruption.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.

  4. New York Post

    RFK Jr. threatens to stop NIH scientists from publishing in ‘corrupt’ medical journals (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to bar National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists from publishing in three top medical journals Tuesday, alleging that the publications are “all corrupt.”

  5. Washington Examiner

    RFK Jr. may block government scientists from using 'corrupt' journals (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The HHS Secretary claimed that the largest medical journals were under the thumb of pharmaceutical companies, which was the rationale for ditching them.

  6. The Hill

    RFK Jr. may bar government scientists from publishing in medical journals (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr plans to ban government scientists from publishing in top medical journals, including JAMA and the Lancet, and instead have the government create its own journals.

  7. Latin Times

    RFK Jr Issues Ultimatum to Medical Journals: 'Change Dramatically' or Fed Scientists Will Publish Elsewhere (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    HHS Secretary RFK Jr. threatened top medical journals, warning that NIH scientists could be barred from publishing in what he called "corrupt" publications

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