Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for an end to the public health practice of putting fluoride in water. Why it matters: If he's confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the new Trump administration,

The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of removing fluoride from the water supply faces challenges regardless of what role he plays on health care in the new Trump administration. Days before President-elect Trump’s election,

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he planned to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Montreal officials have opted to end water fluoridation in West Island communities in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Some studies have said that excess fluoride exposure, often at higher levels than the recommended U.S. limit, can harm infants' and young children's developing brains and that higher levels of fluoride exposure during pregnancy were associated with declines in children's IQs.

Florida’s Surgeon General on Friday recommended against putting fluoride in the water, guidance that comes amid speculation he is being eyed for a position in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a healthcare skeptic who has been mentioned for possible jobs in the Trump administration, issued an advisory Friday calling on Florida communities to stop fluoridating their water supplies.