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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’

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WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to iden

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    US Health Secretary JFK Jr.: country faces 'autism epidemic' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Autism diagnoses in the US have quadrupled in the past 20 years. US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to find out what's behind this.

  2. The Columbian

    Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’ (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to iden

  3. WSVN Miami

    Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising

  4. The Hill

    Kennedy contradicts CDC on autism (opens The Hill)

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    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy bucks CDC on autism The HHS head does not believe the rising rate of autism spectrum disorder is linked to improvements in diagnostic practices, contradicting what the CDC says in a report.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an 'alarming rate' - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause the developmental disorder.

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    In first news conference as HHS secretary, Kennedy says autism is an epidemic in the US (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a “preventable” crisis-level epidemic that has been caused by an environmental …

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