(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Diabetes News: RFKjr. Again [1] ['Belinda Ridgewood', 'Nanny Ogg'] Date: 2026-05-26 But much more than diabetes. The [redacted]’s minions are still working as hard as possible on killing us all, while claiming that it is to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). This is one of many stories where no matter how much you know, the reality is worse. Haiti, for example, or Milton Friedman’s Los Chicago Boys organizing coups around the world. Not like Our World in Data, or Hans Rosling’s Gapminder mission to explain that no matter how much you think you know, things are much BETTER. RFK Jr being RFK Jr. HHS' U.S. Preventative Services Task Force hasn't met in a year. The task force makes recommendations on preventive health services like mammograms, diabetes, and a variety of cancer screenings. If I'd had a timely prostate cancer screening, I wouldn't have terminal cancer — Seeking Boston Marathon (@seekingboston.bsky.social) 2026-03-25T21:08:00.898Z I had the interior of my prostate removed (HoLEP/Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate) a few years ago, but the capsule remains, and my current doctor has just ordered a prostate cancer screening for me. RFK Jr says the USPSTF has “done very little” in 5 years and may dismantle itBut the Task Force has expanded cancer screening, updated diabetes guidance, improved mental health care—all saving livesUndermining that progress puts public health at riskthehill.com/policy/healt… — Scott Hadland, MD (@drscotthadland.bsky.social) 2025-08-06T14:30:51.008Z Kennedy Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year. The Trump administration has fired two leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts who determine what medical screenings and preventive procedures insurance companies must cover for millions of Americans at no cost. The two leaders — Dr. John B. Wong, a professor at the Tufts University School of Medicine, and Dr. Esa M. Davis, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine — received letters notifying them of their firings. The New York Times obtained copies of the letters, which were dated May 11. Mr. Kennedy’s letters did not explain why he believed Dr. Davis’s and Dr. Wong’s leadership could “jeopardize the validity” of the task force’s actions. However, Dr. Wong told The Times that, in a meeting on May 12 with H.H.S. officials, he and Dr. Davis were told that they had been “prematurely” appointed under the Biden administration. Every day that RFK Jr. stays in power is another day public health protections are weakened. We need you to join the fight for science to protect our health. Volunteer at the link in our bio, or go here: zurl.co/vAuOU#Volunteer #RFKJr #RemoveRFKJr #StandUpForScience #ImpeachRFKJr — Stand Up for Science! (@standupforscience.net) 2026-05-20T19:47:43.832Z First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged. arstechnica.com/health/2026/… — Jennifer Ouellette (@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social) 2026-05-22T12:13:23.228Z TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EASES CRACKDOWN ON FLAVORED E-CIGARETTE CARTRIDGES; PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS WARN OF POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS. — FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social) 2026-05-25T01:39:26.052343+00:00 NYT: In the middle of the lunch, Trump called RFK Jr and Dr. Oz and told them he wanted the regulation lifted. Trump’s FDA Commissioner then resigned in protest. Things like this are happening every day. RFK Jr is a total fraud. — Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-05-21T12:13:49.566Z Our nation’s heath is in the hands of a pseudoscience grifter. Let’s change that. Help us embolden a congress that will remove RFK Jr. by visiting the link in our bio, or go here: zurl.co/6diyM #RFKJr #RemoveRFKJr #ImpeachTheQuack #ImpeachRFKJr #StandUpForScience — Stand Up for Science! (@standupforscience.net) 2026-05-24T21:13:18.648Z RFK Jr. is taking backdoor routes to cut preventive healthcare that must be covered under the ACA. — Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) 2026-05-21T13:02:04.700Z Relief group is phasing out vaccines RFK Jr. believes are unsafe — Politico (@politico.com) 2026-05-22T20:51:34Z RFK Jr. suggests that a good diet is more effective at treating mental illness than psychiatric medications(RFK is trying to ban certain SSRI's) — FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-05-20T19:56:26.560672928Z As I said to begin with, out to kill more of us in more ways than anyone can know, even him. 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