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Kennedy announced the change at a press conference Monday.
He said nutrition will now account for about 15% of the content on the three-step medical licensing exams that medical students are required to take in the U.S.
The groups that agreed to the plan include the National Board of Medical Examiners and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.
Kennedy announced the change at a press conference Monday.
He said nutrition will now account for about 15% of the content on the three-step medical licensing exams that medical students are required to take in the U.S.
The groups that agreed to the plan include the National Board of Medical Examiners and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the Department of Health and Human Services, says the federal government is launching a new push for Lyme disease research.
HHS will be funding innovation challenges.
The winner of the LymeX Healthathon Innovation Sprint, for example, will win up to $2 million for perhaps repurposing existing drugs for Lyme disease.
There's also a public education prize and an AI prize.
Lyme disease affects millions of Americans, and symptoms can linger for reasons that aren't always understood.
A National Academies of Science report published in 2025 points to a dearth of investment in Lyme treatment research.
The contest could help with that, but it's not clear whether they will result in clinical studies.
Kennedy says HHS will also work on combating alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy associated with tick bites.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the Department of Health and Human Services, says the federal government is launching a new push for Lyme disease research.