Those of us who are professionals in the field did a collective eye roll,” one expert said of RFK’s recent statements.

Medical experts say that the rise in autism diagnosis is likely due to improved screenings and access to resources, but on Wednesday, RFK Jr. hazarded another guess: The secretary, who holds no ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insists an environmental toxin is responsible for increased autism prevalence in the U.S. “This is a preventable disease,” he said ...

Kennedy Jr. unleashed a bizarre take on autism during a press conference Wednesday, describing the neurodevelopmental condition as a “preventable disease” caused by a mysterious environmental ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire for his claims about autism in his first press conference as Trump's secretary of ...

In his remarks, RFK Jr. said that ... to identify the “environmental causes” that are responsible. Kennedy, who has previously promoted a scientifically debunked claim that autism is caused ...

The HHS secretary’s statements about the prevalence of autism and its causes contradict current scientific consensus.

Jet fuel is primarily made of hydrogen and carbon compounds, and planes aren’t spraying jet fuel as part of a Defense ...

RFK Jr. and autism experts are at odds over the root cause of autism, as the Department of Health and Human Services launches massive autism research initiative.

Any concern that measles vaccinations could be linked to autism has been long debunked, stressed Tager-Flusberg, who leads a ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he's planning a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are responsible for a dramatic rise in autism ...

During a town hall hosted by TV personality Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F ...