Is the likely next US health secretary a crank? Trump’s appointment of conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr has alarmed medical experts. But some think, on certain issues, he may have a point.
The very strange beliefs of RFK Jr
Crazy: The outgoing US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, who grew up with her cousin RFK Jr (above), said his views on vaccines were dangerous, speaking earlier this morning at the National Press Club in Australia. Glossary
Pharmaceutical - Relating to medical drugs or the process of making them.
Conspiracy theorist - A person who believes that some secret but influential organisation is responsible for a particular event or phenomenon.
Autism - A condition characterised by difficulty in social interaction and communication. According to the World Health Organisation, 1 in 160 children has an autism disorder.
WHO - Short for the World Health Organisation.
IQ - A means of measuring human intelligence. A person’s IQ is usually ascertained by making them sit a standardised test. Some have criticised these tests as a means of evaluating intelligence, claiming that they ignore much of what it means to be intelligent.
Unpasteurised - Unpasteurised foods are sold in their raw forms without having been exposed to high temperatures, which kills harmful microbes.
Maverick - Someone who thinks and behaves in an unusual way.