Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, sparked fierce criticism earlier this year when he pledged to determine what causes autism by September — a deadline deemed wildly unrealistic by many longtime researchers.

Despite public confusion, science has made meaningful progress in understanding autism. One of the most consistent findings is that autism is highly genetic. Studies suggest that up to 90 percent of autism risk is heritable.

Long before he became secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services under President Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was laying the groundwork for his war on vaccines. As the head of the anti-vaccine nonprofit Children’s Health Defense,

RFK JR. VACCINE PANEL NIXES THIMEROSAL IN FLU SHOTS While there is significant debate within the autism community about research priorities, all sides hope that researchers put autistic people first.

Andrew Fraieli Governors from across the country played host to a variety of health conspiracy theories in Colorado Springs on Saturday, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unveiled an ambitious plan to fit every American with a tracking device within the next four years. The Health and Human Services Secretary revealed his intentions during a House hearing,