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Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that environmental toxins cause autism
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attributed increasing autism rates to environmental toxins. Autism researchers told ...
RFK Jr.’s views on autism show his tolerance for anti-science myths
Given the secretary's views, the inescapable conclusion is that Health and Human Services is in the grip of a pseudoscience ...
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump
The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost ...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to utilize private health records
The National Institutes of Health will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS
KENNEDY, in interview with Sean Hannity that aired on Fox News on March 11: “There are adverse events from the vaccine. It ...
Sampling Bobby Witt Jr.’s mental training, plus Triston McKenzie fizzles out in Cleveland
Today’s story is from Elise Devlin, who tried to mimic (part of) Bobby Witt Jr.’s routine for a week. Devlin picked three of ...
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Bold Ninth-Inning Move Sends Message Across Yankees Clubhouse
The Yankees' closer, known for his devastating "Airbender" changeup, has seen hitters adjust to it this season. According to ...
Autism rates increased, again. But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.
CDC data found one in 31 eight-year-old kids were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2022, an increase from one in 36 ...
RFK Jr. claims on 'environmental toxins' and autism rates
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he's planning a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental ...
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Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline
Kennedy Jr.’s interest in reexamining the childhood vaccine ... preventable diseases that have been eradicated. If vaccination rates drop 35 percent, rubella will probably become endemic ...