Those of us who are professionals in the field did a collective eye roll,” one expert said of RFK’s recent statements.

Autism destroys families. . . . Autism is an individual tragedy. . . . These are kids who will never pay taxes, they’ll never ...

Scientific research over the past 30 years has revealed a patchwork of potential causes of autism. Most of them are genetic—the condition is between 60 and 90 percent heritable—and some involve ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda has won praise from some whose loved ones have severe complications from autism. But others say his rhetoric fails to accurately portray people on the ...

Any concern that measles vaccinations could be linked to autism has been long debunked, stressed Tager-Flusberg, who leads a ...

While Democrats in the House and Senate forced Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to answer for layoffs ...

Kennedy, who has for years promoted the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, didn't mention childhood shots when ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plan to create a national autism database was met with doubt online as users questioned if those ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' website said David Geier was hired as a "senior data analyst." ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers ...

NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak before a news ...

Federal health officials want to collect individuals' health data so they can answer questions about autism and chronic ...