When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of health researchers was cautiously optimistic…
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Many in the autism community says RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are
by adminAlison Singer has a few people she’d like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to meet. Singer’s brother and daughter are two of the millions living with autism in the United States,…
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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr. later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
by adminA Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health…
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New FDA chief offers support for Kennedy on autism claims, says no more ‘mass cuts’ planned
by adminUS Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested in a new interview that autism is caused by a range of environmental and dietary exposures, echoing some comments made…
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Experimental GLP-1 pill helped people with diabetes lose weight and lower blood sugar, Eli Lilly says
by adminDrugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday that an experimental pill form of popular GLP-1 medications helped people with type 2 diabetes lose an average of nearly 8% of their body weight…
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In first news conference as HHS secretary, Kennedy says autism is an epidemic in the US
by adminIn his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the…