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US health chief Kennedy targets 'environmental toxins'

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause the developmental disorder.

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US health chief Kennedy targets 'environmental toxins' as cause of autism

Environmental contributors to autism are behind its rising prevalence, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday without scientific evidence, adding he plans to look at everything from mold to medicine to identify them.

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Health chief RFK Jr.: Autism caused by environmental exposures; contradicts new CDC report

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday labeled the increasing rates of autism in children an epidemic and said federal research dollars will be dedicated to identify the cause.

Rfk Jr. calls autism an ‘epidemic’ and a tragedy.

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RFK Jr. accuses researchers, media of ‘epidemic denial’ amid rising autism rates

Kennedy's remarks contradict conclusions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency he oversees.

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Minnesota researchers, advocates push back against RFK Jr.'s autism "epidemic" comments

Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments that autism has reached "epidemic" levels.

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RFK Jr. makes unsubstantiated claims about autism

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will announce a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are responsible for a dramatic rise in autism rates in children in the U.

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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.

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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 ...

Federal health cuts rip $250 million-plus from Columbus and Ohio health research efforts

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, announced a restructuring of the ...

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RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials

As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to ...

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Former CMS administrator takes helm of controversy-laden health department

Dr. Meena Seshamani officially took over as Maryland’s new secretary of health Wednesday, taking the helm of a department that has been mired in controversy in recent years.

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Internal Trump administration document reveals massive budget cut proposal for federal health agencies

The Trump administration is formulating plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget, eliminate dozens of ...

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