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Doctors raise concerns about views and experience of members on federal task force

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names new members to powerful federal task force that plays a key role in determining the kind of preventive case people get. In a major departure, the new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include specialists instead of experts on preventive care and general medicine, raising fears among many doctors.

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Rob Stein is a Correspondent and Senior Editor on NPR's Science Desk.