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‘The same Bobby Kennedy’: How RFK Jr.’s vaccine criticism came rushing back
The health secretary is frequently returning to rhetoric from his time as one of the nation's most prominent vaccine critics.
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‘MAHA’ Faithful Impatient With RFK Jr. as He Leads Trump’s HHS
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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 ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Claims About Fluoride and IQ Are Unfounded
During President Donald Trump’s televised Cabinet meeting on April 10, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...
RFK Jr. continues to be dogged by impacts of HHS cuts
Kennedy Jr. hiked to the top of a towering sandstone arch in rural Arizona with a group of Navajo Nation leaders, the impact ...
Kennedy axes HHS committee advising states on genetic screening for newborns
Advocates fear the U.S. could return to a patchwork system in which richer states provide more comprehensive screenings than ...
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seek answers on rising autism rates
Experts attribute the increase in autism diagnoses to broader definitions and improved detection methods, alongside potential ...
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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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined the findings of a new survey from the CDC which found that autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S. Despite widespread HHS cuts, RFK Jr.