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‘Dangerous,’ ‘anti-science ,’ dehumanizing’: CT families, officials and experts push back on RFK autism claims, registry
Autism advocates, scientists and senators called Kennedy’s assertions unscientific and alarming, with many in the autism ...
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RFK Jr. says government to launch new studies on link between toxins, autism amid pushback
WASHINGTON- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his view that toxins in the environment contribute to autism with a series of new studies to investigate the issue as ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Launch National Autism Registry Using Americans’ Private Health Records
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is amassing Americans' private medical records for a new autism study. Data will be collected from ...
In first news conference as HHS secretary, Kennedy says autism is an epidemic in the US
In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said ...
Kennedy promises exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause autism
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate.” ...
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Kennedy's hopes for swift autism research answers on hold
With rising autism rates confirmed by recent CDC reports, NIH officials emphasize the need for thorough research while ...
Mark Lane: Kennedy autism speech doesn't describe the grandson I know
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ill-chosen words on autism have provoked something like rage ...
Arizona charter school founder for kids with autism named to federal education post
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the founder of an Arizona charter network for autistic students would join the ...