RFK Jr. Committee Hearing Set; Who Funds WHO; Why Avoid Seed Oils?

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS nominee hearing with the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is set for Jan. 29. (FirstWord Pharma)

Ahead of this, Kennedy has been trying to revamp his image as pro-vaccine safety instead of anti-vaccine among senators considering his nomination. (Politico)

If Kennedy is confirmed as HHS secretary, he will continue to collect fees for cases in which he referred clients to a law firm suing Merck over the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, but will pull investments from two biotech companies. (New York Times, Fierce Biotech)

Some Americans embrace Kennedy’s alternative health approaches, but others are skeptical. (Washington Post)

Concerns swirled following the abrupt cancellation of several federal scientific meetings, including a meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee scheduled for next month. (STAT)

Who provides funding — and how much — to the World Health Organization? (NPR)

President Donald Trump inserted language describing a fetus as a person from conception into an executive order. (The New Republic)

Meanwhile, Senate Democrats blocked a GOP-led abortion bill. (Politico)

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law that will allow pharmacists to write prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives like birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills, patches, and vaginal rings. (The Hill)

A former chemical industry executive who fought against stronger regulations during Trump’s first administration returned to the Environmental Protection Agency. (New York Times)

More than 100 ducks in New York will be euthanized due to the bird flu outbreak. (USA Today)

Prehabilitation helped reduce postoperative complications for adults undergoing surgery, a 186-trial meta-analysis showed. (BMJ)

Sleep surgery significantly reduced the risk of car accidents in people with obstructive sleep apnea compared with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)

Three Democratic senators penned a letter to Trump urging him not to pause drug price negotiations. (Bloomberg Law)

The FDA’s decision whether to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products hangs in limbo after Trump paused federal regulations. (NBC News)

People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) died earlier, a U.K. study showed. (British Journal of Psychiatry)

An analysis of 626 nursing homes found places with higher invasive MRSA rates had fewer registered nurses on staff. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Here’s what a $20,000 longevity clinic offers. (New York Times)

One abortion clinic owner who moved her practice to a “safe haven” state detailed hostility from the local government and community members. (CNN)

Why are people being told to avoid seed oils? (NBC News)

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