Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, sparked fierce criticism earlier this year when he pledged to determine what ...

NIH: Autism rates in U.S. appear to be stabilizing While the rate has leveled off in the last two years, researchers say that autism is clearly significantly more common than was once thought.

NIH to back RFK Jr. autism research campaign with comprehensive data resource from patients' medical records By Emma Beavins Apr 22, 2025 5:00pm ...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya (right), accompanied by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary (center), speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the Health ...

NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have ...

The National Institutes of Health is launching an initiative to integrate patient medical record data for researchers to study the factors influencing autism, according to remarks given by NIH ...

The National Institutes of Health is soliciting proposals for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism data project, pledging an initial $50 million for efforts to help identify causes of the ...

The NIH plan draws privacy concerns. Already, news of the autism study has triggered backlash from disability and privacy advocates. New York State assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, a Democrat ...

NIH autism study will pull from private medical records. The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches. ...