By Jennifer Shutt-July 29, 2026 Louisiana Illuminator
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational hearing last Wednesday, citing his Fifth Amendment rights.
Fauci said during a brief opening statement he believed Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., was trying to get him to make statements under oath that would lead to criminal charges.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced that Benjamin J. Barker, MD, FHM, has joined the organization as the newest member of the Supportive and Palliative Care team.