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RFK Jr., intent to focus on chronic disease, continues to be dogged by impacts of HHS cuts
Far as he was from Washington, D.C., as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hiked to the top of a ...
RFK Jr. pledges HHS will determine cause of autism by September
RFK Jr., the head of HHS, said the agency is taking on a "massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of ...
Microplastics and MAHA: How RFK Jr. can regulate plastics pollution from within HHS
One of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first campaign promises during his failed presidential bid was to curb plastic pollution, ...
RFK Jr. Says People with Autism 'Will Never Pay Taxes, Hold a Job, Go on a Date,' Sparking Fierce Backlash
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire for his claims about autism in his first press conference as Trump's secretary of ...
Top health official accuses RFK Jr's agency of 'censorship'
A top scientist at the National Institutes for Health is retiring in protest of alleged "censorship" of his research under HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. says HHS will research six ‘environmental factors’ — such as mold, medicines and ultrasounds — for potential link to autism
Among the "factors" Kennedy said would be scrutinized are ultrasound scans, mold, pesticides, food chemicals, medicines and ...
RFK Jr attributes rise in autism to environmental factors, while CDC points to improved diagnostic practices
RFK Jr. and autism experts are at odds over the root cause of autism, as the Department of Health and Human Services launches ...
RFK Jr. Goes Rogue With Bonkers New Autism Claims
Kennedy has a history of falsely linking vaccines to autism. The Washington Post in January uncovered at least 36 instances ...
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr.’s questionable claims about the causes of autism
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested environmental factors may be behind the rise in autism ...
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RFK Jr. targets HHS' vaccine safety reporting system, pledges changes: Stat
With former director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., out of the picture, ...
San Francisco HHS workers blindsided as RFK Jr. slashes 10,000 jobs, admits 2 days later 'we'll make mistakes'
Following the layoffs, RFK Jr. said some workers may be reinstated because, as part of DOGE, "we'll make mistakes," ...
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 ...