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

Dagens.com on MSN · 8h

Autism Is an Epidemic in the US, Kennedy Says

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U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says US Autism Cases Are Climbing at an 'Alarming Rate'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16,

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CBS News on MSN · 1d

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.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

RFK Jr. has a goal to study what's 'behind' autism by September. How realistic is it?

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September. Experts question how realistic this goal is.

TIME on MSN · 1d

RFK Jr. and the CDC Disagree on a Major Autism Study

Kennedy, Hotez says, made a “false statement” in claiming that the scientific community denies that there are any environmental factors at play. “I’ve said to RFK Jr. that there could be an environmental component, but not vaccines, because autism occurs in fetal brain development well before kids ever see vaccines.”

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Kennedy Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.

“Autism doesn’t destroy families. It’s the ableism that does,” said Tyla Grant, who was diagnosed with autism at 17. She ...

The Independent2d

RFK Jr calls autism an ‘epidemic’ and a tragedy. As an autistic journalist, I have some comments

But Kennedy took it a step further by comparing what he has called the “autism epidemic” to a measles epidemic and diabetes, even though autism does not kill people the way measles or ...

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 ...

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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