Genes don’t cause epidemics. You need an environmental toxin,” Kennedy said in April when announcing his department’s new ...

Advocates in the Somali community say recent comments by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linking vaccines and autism are making their job harder.

The federal government may have partial answers on the purported causes of autism by this fall, but not the full picture, as ...

Poor diet, environmental toxins, unhealthy habits and pharmaceuticals are contributing to a national rise in chronic ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition affecting the brain's development and often affects the ability of a person to perceive sensory information and social cues and socialize with others.

As national officials shift research priorities on autism causes, Baltimore parents fear it could negatively affect the care ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition affecting the brain's development and often affects the ability of a person to ...

Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on a regional study the ...

A coalition of autism scientists has formed to counter RFK, Jr.’s misrepresentations of science and of autism spectrum ...

"Linking CMS claims data with a secure real-world NIH data platform, fully compliant with privacy and security laws, will unlock landmark research into the complex factors that drive autism and ...

Kennedy has rejected that explanation in public appearances, instead describing autism as a "preventable disease" that is caused by environmental factors. Autism is not considered a disease but a ...