STAT+: Doctors on Kennedy’s influential preventive care panel have major conflicts of interest, filings reveal

Federal health officials granted blanket ethics waivers to members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), some of whom have significant financial conflicts of interest, including owning pharmaceutical stocks and private medical practices.

This revelation raises questions about the impartiality of the task force's recommendations, which guide preventive care in the U.S.