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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 ...
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.
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Anti-Vax Doctor Praised by RFK Jr. Pushes Wild Theory About Measles
Some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s allies are claiming measles is actually a government bioweapon. Don’t worry, they have a hundred-dollar cure for it. Wired reported Thursday that Mikki Willis, a ...
RFK Jr calls autism an ‘epidemic’ and a tragedy. As an autistic journalist, I have some comments
On Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr took to the stage of the Hubert Humphrey Building, which houses the Department of Health ...
RFK Jr. claims 'leaky' measles vaccine wanes over time. Scientists say he's wrong.
RFK Jr. claims the measles vaccine effectiveness wanes at a rate of nearly 5% a year, an assertion medical experts dispute.
RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
Governors in other states have responded more forcefully to the growing measles case count. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a ...
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Vaccine advisory panel, a frequent target of Kennedy, meets with little drama
An advisory panel on vaccines meets, carefully, in the shadow of a health secretary who has often criticized it.
RFK Jr's appointment boosts Europe's anti-vax movements, researchers claim
Most of the top-performing posts analysed were found to contain misinformation, according to social media researchers.
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Fact check: How long does protection from a measles vaccine last?
Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health ...
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In the West Texas measles outbreak, a new battle emerges — misinformation
Vaccine critics have downplayed the role of measles in two Texas girls’ deaths, peddled unproven measles treatments and ...
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
US CDC advisers to review vaccine guidelines after months-long delay
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside expert panel will convene on Tuesday after a nearly two-month delay and expects to review guidelines for several vaccines including ...