First vaccines, now mammograms? RFK Jr.’s latest firings have doctors outraged.

Top medical groups are outraged and alarmed that anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. has fired two leaders of an influential panel that makes recommendations and sets insurance coverage for preventive care—such as mammograms, colonoscopies, statin use, and depression screening. On Wednesday, news broke that Kennedy had fired the two vice chairs of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), leaving the critical, nonpartisan panel half empty.