RFK Jr. Dumps on U.S. Doctors; New Chief at PhRMA; Physician Wins 'Genius' Grant

This MedPage Today roundup highlights HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comment that AI is "much better informed than any doctor in the country," alongside an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey finding only about 1 in 3 Americans believe Kennedy recommends the measles vaccine. It also notes that Chip Thomas, MD, a 69-year-old physician-turned-muralist who worked in the Navajo Nation, has won a 2026 MacArthur "genius grant." The digest additionally covers a second CDC-confirmed measles death, reactions to an HHS report linking gender-affirming care support to political violence, and various other health items, though no details on a new PhRMA chief are included in the text itself.