Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to find the root causes of autism by September. Researchers and patient groups say they haven ...

Researchers who've spent years deciphering autism say RFK Jr.'s debunked claims about the disorder may undermine decades of ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to find out what's driving the country's rise in autism spectrum disorder after a new CDC report said that rate had continued to climb. There are reports ...

Among the “factors” Kennedy said would be scrutinized are ultrasound scans, mold, pesticides, food chemicals, medicines and air and water contamination.

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of ...

ATLANTA (AP) — An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported ...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and other officials are weighing a public competition intended to jump-start research or to ...