Canceled grants and shifting federal priorities are halting progress — and prompting a legal fight to protect climate ...

After weeks of receiving insulting emails from the federal government, Sarah Boim learned she was fired from her dream job at ...

Kennedy, Hotez says, made a “false statement” in claiming that the scientific community denies that there are any ...

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized RFK Jr. for his recent comments about autism. In his first press conference as the Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, April 6, 2025, Kennedy Jr ...

Medical experts say that the rise in autism diagnosis is likely due to improved screenings and access to resources, but on ...

The health secretary made a handful of claims on autism during a news conference Wednesday, laced with inaccuracies.

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September.

The accumulation of toxic elements poses a significant threat to terrestrial ecosystems, with the patterns and influencing ...

A small study suggests that gut imbalances may explain why some autistic children experience changes in brain function and behavior.

The Health and Human Services secretary alarms researchers by calling the disorder an 'epidemic' caused by a 'toxin.' That assertion is 'not rooted in known science,' one expert says.

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