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RFK Jr.'s autism registry plan faces backlash over privacy and consent concerns
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing backlash over his proposal to establish a national autism ...
Kennedy Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.
“Autism doesn’t destroy families. It’s the ableism that does,” said Tyla Grant, who was diagnosed with autism at 17. She ...
RFK Jr. to build autism registry, tracking Americans via their personal info
WASHINGTON -- Private medical data for millions of Americans is being collected by the government as part of ongoing efforts ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Launch National Autism Registry Using Americans’ Private Health Records
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is amassing Americans' private medical records for a new autism study. Data will be collected from ...
NIH scraping data from private health records for autism study
The federal government plans to scrape data from a slew of private health-related records for its autism study, ranging from ...
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Kennedy's hopes for swift autism research answers on hold
With rising autism rates confirmed by recent CDC reports, NIH officials emphasize the need for thorough research while ...
Kennedy promises exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause autism
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate.” ...
NIH promises major autism updates ‘within next year’ despite RFK Jr.’s September goal
The NIH study will seek to identify what external environmental factors could be helping to drive rising autism rates.
Proposed autism registry is 'dangerous,' Maine disability rights activists say
Maine autism and disability rights advocates say a proposed national registry for people with autism — coupled with recent inflammatory comments from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.