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RFK Jr’s advisory panel overhaul stalled update on helping kids quit tobacco
US preventive services taskforce’s members have not issued binding recommendations since March 2025
The overhaul by the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, of an influential federal advisory group has stalled an update that would have highlighted “encouraging” new evidence on helping children quit tobacco, according to a recently departed member of the group.
The Trump administration has postponed or canceled all meetings of the US preventive services taskforce since March 2025, effectively preventing taskforce members from issuing binding recommendations for more than a year. As a result, 14 topics under consideration have been stalled – including on cervical cancer screening, perinatal depression and autism screening.
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Jessica Glenza · Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 5:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
US preventive services taskforce’s members have not issued binding recommendations since March 2025
The overhaul by the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, of an influential federal advisory group has stalled an update that would have highlighted “encouraging” new evidence on helping children quit tobacco, according to a recently departed member of the group.
The Trump administration has postponed or canceled all meetings of the US preventive services taskforce since March 2025, effectively preventing taskforce members from issuing binding recommendations for more than a year. As a result, 14 topics under consideration have been stalled – including on cervical cancer screening, perinatal depression and autism screening.
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