About one in 31 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to CDC data released this ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's remarks this month on autism.

This rejection of the far-right elements in the Libertarian Party, combined with the urgency of President Trump’s tariff schemes, has created an opportunity for Americans —particularly those leaning ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says autism is "epidemic" and he's launching research to identify an "environmental toxin" for blame. Independent scientists and advocates are skeptical.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, questioned whether society should bear the cost of healthcare for individuals who engage in unhealthy habits, such as smoking or ...

WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a significant commitment at Thursday's Cabinet meeting at the White House, saying that his agency will "know what has ...

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has pledged "a massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism in five months. Experts cautioned that finding the causes of autism ...

Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic who has pushed a discredited theory that routine childhood shots cause the developmental disability, said the effort will be ...

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. Matthew Herper covers ...

One was another child and the other person was an adult. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine advocate who President Donald Trump tapped to be secretary of Health and Human Services, visited the ...

Kennedy Jr. and KOAT's Faith Egbuonu can been viewed above. Egbuonu repeatedly asked Kennedy about his stance on the measles vaccine, which he has voiced his support of recently. She also ...

Fresh off boosting useless treatments for measles, RFK Jr. is now pleading ignorance about his agency's plan to strip billions in funding from health departments ...