US health secretary bucks expert opinion as research shows rise in diagnoses due to better tools and screening The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses was evidence of an “epidemic” caused by an “environmental...
How RFK Jr’s mixed messages on vaccines are impacting scientific research – podcast
As a measles outbreak expands across the US, comments by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have come under scrutiny. Kennedy has said that the best way to prevent measles is to get vaccinated – but he has also caused alarm among paediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers by promoting vitamin...
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Man convicted of killing women in Florida and California is set for execution
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RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
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California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
California is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs
New Jersey Transit train engineers reject labor deal with management
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Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items
U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in