Admin note: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a 2012 divorce deposition that he had experienced memory loss and cognitive problems and that a doctor believed an abnormality on a brain scan may have been caused by a parasite. The health issues were discussed in connection with his reduced earning capacity at the time. Kennedy later said he had recovered. He became the 26th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in February 2025. As of September 24, 2026, the CDC had reported 3,659 confirmed U.S. measles cases in 2026, compared with 2,289 during all of 2025.

Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-said-he-had-brain-worm-2012-new-york-times-reports-2024-05-08/, https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/