RFK, autism and September
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"By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic," Kennedy said Thursday. "And we'll be able to eliminate those exposures."
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"We've launched a massive testing and research effort that's going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world," Kennedy said at a televised cabinet meeting chaired by President Donald Tr...
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Kennedy has hired David Geier, a man who has repeatedly claimed a link between vaccines and autism, to lead the effort.
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The city's request, sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was denied "due to the complete loss of (CDC's) Lead Program" amid layoffs
Cuts to the CDC's branch responsible for investigating and preventing lead poisoning has brought multiple efforts to help local health authorities to a virtual standstill, current and laid-off agency officials say, including for lead poisoning responses that could have helped children in Milwaukee and on an American Indian reservation.
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs
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MedPage Today on MSNGroups Demand RFK Jr. 'Immediately' Restore CDC's Axed Blood DivisionThe American Society of Hematology (ASH) and nearly 100 other organizations blasted the dismantling of CDC's Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics (DBDPHG) and called for its full restoration.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's laboratories for sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis, multiple officials tell CBS News, disrupting ongoing work to respond to outbreaks.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to direct the CDC to stop recommending the use of fluoride in drinking water. Dr. Vin Gupta joins Morning Joe to discuss.