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ksl.com | Ahmed Aboulenein |Julie Steenhuysen
Estimated read time: 3-4 minutesKEY TAKEAWAYS Kennedy claims environmental contributors to autism are behind its rising prevalence. He suggests autism is preventable, contradicting established science and cites CDC data. Kennedy moves autism monitoring to his agency. WASHINGTON — Environmental contributors to autism are behind its rising prevalence, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
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1 week ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Ahmed Aboulenein |Bill Berkrot |Manas Mishra |Julie Steenhuysen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Environmental contributors to autism are behind its rising prevalence, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday without scientific evidence, adding he plans to look at everything from mold to medicine to...
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1 week ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Mariam Sunny |Jorge Garcia |Jorge García |Julie Steenhuysen
(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the U.S. government said it was sending seven people to the state to help battle the outbreak of the childhood disease. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 364 from 355 reported on Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
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1 week ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Mariam Sunny |Jorge Garcia |Jorge García |Julie Steenhuysen
Newsdeck April 15 (Reuters) - The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the U.S. government said it was sending seven people to the state to help battle the outbreak of the childhood disease.
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streetinsider.com | Mariam Sunny |Jorge Garcia |Jorge García |Julie Steenhuysen
1. SPY2. NVDA3. C4. LOW5. VERV6. BAC7. AAPL8. MTB9. NFLX10. ALGM Tweet Share E-mail0 shares Signs inform people of measles prevention and testing at the Gaines County Court House in Seminole, Texas, U.S. April 6, 2025. Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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1 week ago | 
gazette.com | Mariam Sunny |Jorge Garcia |Jorge García |Julie Steenhuysen
By Mariam Sunny, Jorge Garcia and Julie Steenhuysen(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the U.S. government said it was sending seven people to the state to help battle the outbreak of the childhood disease. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 364 from 355 reported on Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Ahmed Aboulenein |Julie Steenhuysen
The United States will identify the cause of autism by September, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday, setting a deadline for an answer that has eluded scientists for decades. Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern.
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Ahmed Aboulenein |Julie Steenhuysen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will identify the cause of autism by September, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday, setting a deadline for an answer that has eluded scientists for decades. Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern.
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marketscreener.com | Ahmed Aboulenein |Julie Steenhuysen |Michael Erman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Institutes of Health has reversed a ban on scientists traveling for conferences and meetings, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health had been told they cannot attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they paid their own way and went during time off, three current and former NIH scientists had told Reuters earlier.
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2 weeks ago | 
staradvertiser.com | Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO >> U.S. pediatricians and infectious disease experts say the fight against rising measles cases nationwide is being hampered by a lack of forceful advocacy for vaccination from government health officials and statements on unproven treatments that are confusing parents. Since January, 505 people have been infected in Texas and more than 90 total in neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas.
