Genes don’t cause epidemics. You need an environmental toxin,” Kennedy said in April when announcing his department’s new ...

They say rising rates have to with improved screening ... UCLA's Lord said Kennedy's focus on discovering autism's causes is a distraction from the "many things we could do now to help the ...

Some portion of the rise in autism rates may be unrelated to better ... “This idea that there needs to be one single cause, and it needs to be really scary—it’s just really taking us ...

Trump's "MAHA" commission, led by RFK Jr., detailed four reasons they say causes childhood chronic disease. Here's what to ...

“The odds of identifying a single factor that causes autism, whether genetic or environmental ... by the Secretary’s interpretation of the rising prevalence rates and his plans to carry ...

Kennedy Jr. has vowed to discover the cause of autism by September, saying the “autism epidemic is running rampant.” While cases are on the rise — often because of better screening and ...

Kennedy Jr. said in a televised presidential cabinet meeting Thursday that his agency will investigate and identify the cause of rising autism rates in the U.S. by September, though scientists ...

Kennedy, who has for years promoted the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, didn't mention childhood shots when ...

Kennedy Jr. made some scientifically unfounded comments about the cause of autism, calling rising autism rates an epidemic. He went on to paint a bleak picture of the life of autistic persons.

Kennedy Sets September Deadline to Identify Cause of Rising US Autism Rates By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will identify the cause of autism by ...

The National Institutes of Health director said they were launching an autism registry — but a Health and Human Services official contradicted him.

His office said he made the move in response to “rising national concerns about ... would use the platform “to uncover the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases.” ...