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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. September Autism Deadline Not 'Likely': Researcher
"To organize a large-scale U.S. effort on behalf of autism and autism epidemiology will take a lot of time," researcher ...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the ...
'Disgusting': Strong reaction in Central Mass. to RFK Jr. comments about autism
Autism numbers in the U.S. are on the upswing, with 1 in 31 8-year-olds (3.2%) diagnosed in 2022. In 2000, the ratio was 1 in ...
Fact-checker: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism, and obesity as the head of Health and Human Services
In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of ...
NIH promises major autism updates ‘within next year’ despite RFK Jr.’s September goal
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya promised that answers and solutions regarding the United States’s ...
'Love on the Spectrum' star from MA, James B. Jones, responds to RFK Jr.'s autism comments
A Massachusetts resident who stars on Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum" is clapping back at comments that Health and Human ...
RFK Jr. Stunned His Autism Speech Led to ‘Tsunami of Anger’ Against Him
The health secretary had claimed that people with autism will never play baseball, go out on dates, pay taxes, write poems, or hold down a job.
RFK Jr. plans to phase out artificial dyes from the US food supply
U.S. health officials plan to phase out petroleum-based colors from the nation’s food supply. The move would trigger an ...