Robert F. Kennedy Jr., our nation’s new Health and Human Services secretary, repeatedly says he wants “gold-standard science.” In my 15 years as a pharmaceutical physician, I oversaw over 200 clinical trials in oncology and supported regulatory approvals by global health authorities of 10 novel oncology treatments. I can confidently say: I know what “gold-standard science” looks like. When I hear Kennedy use the words “gold-standard science,” I cringe. Take the story of vaccines as a cause of