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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 health and human services on April 16. He claimed that children with autism will never work,

USA TODAY · 8h

RFK Jr. faces backlash over autism remarks

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has spoken several times in April about plans to find the origins of autism.

NBC News · 2d

Inside an anti-vaccine autism summit in the age of RFK Jr.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent three-day gathering shows his followers still believe in him.

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

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.

CNN · 1d

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 Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a “preventable” crisis-level epidemic that has been caused by an environmental toxin.

KFF Health News on MSN · 13h

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. CDC’s

Tensions between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are mounting, as he made a series of claims about autism this week — contradicting his agency’s findings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has raised questions about vaccine safety. Now, as the Secretary of Health and Human ...

Kennedy Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors ...

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RFK Jr. aides accused of censoring NIH's top ultra-processed food scientist

HHS denied censoring Dr. Kevin Hall, the researcher who announced his early retirement on Wednesday, saying it was a ...

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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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Florida Democrat chides RFK Jr. over ‘disrespectful’ rhetoric around autism

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for comments he made ...

Trump handshake mishap? Actress Cheryl Hines (and her pout) go viral in UFC video with RFK Jr.

Cheryl Hines has ties to Miami Beach, Orlando, UCF, Tallahassee, Florida. She's best known for portraying Larry David's wife ...

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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 air and water contamination.

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Democratic senators call on RFK Jr. to keep rule allowing Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs

A group of Democratic senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a proposed ...

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Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A key vaccine advisory committee met for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading ...

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