Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will launch a series of new studies aimed at finding the “environmental toxins” he believes are causing increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Kennedy Jr. renewed calls for the scientific community to examine correlations ... showing genetics is “linked” to autism, Kennedy said that the role environmental factors play has been ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used newly released autism figures to insist the nation is facing a crisis and promised to ferret out the “environmental toxins” he believes are responsible.

Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that his department would examine six “environmental factors ... new studies to identify precisely what the environmental toxins are that are causing [autism ...

Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is planning new studies ... causes of autism are unclear. Experts say it likely results from a combination of genetic and environmental factors, and ...

Blaming environmental risk factors ... studies have failed to establish a link between autism and vaccines. Nevertheless, the health department recently hired a discredited vaccine skeptic to ...

Kennedy Jr. announced ... Autism experts, however, cast doubt on Kennedy’s assertion that environmental factors lead to autism and questioned his proposed timeline to prove such a link.

Earlier this month, Kennedy announced that his department would examine six “environmental ... Many studies have probed whether there is a link between vaccines and autism.

The HHS secretary’s statements about the prevalence of autism and its causes contradict current scientific consensus.

Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will launch a series of new studies aimed at finding the “environmental ... a week after Kennedy announced HHS launched a “massive testing and research effort” to ...