Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services, has said U.S. President Donald Trump will call for an end to adding fluoride to public water supplies. Trump has not announced a ...

You're not alone if you have questions about fluoride in your water supply. We reached out to experts to get answers. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

Kennedy Jr. Medical consensus says fluoride is harmless at levels found in drinking water and helps prevent tooth decay. Opposition to fluoride hinges on claims of toxicity, or that adding it to ...

Fluoride didn’t make much of a splash in the public eye when fluoridation trials began in 1945. The first run only reached about 232,000 Americans at the time. Nearly a decade later, the number ...

Despite a trend in Southwest Florida and a recommendation from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Fort Myers officials voted to keep fluoride in the city's drinking water. Proponents of ...

The U.S. first began adding fluoride to water in the 1940s after studies showed exposure to it reduced rates of cavities and tooth decay. However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee for ...