Commentary: In a country where health insurance is tied to employment, it’s unsurprising that disabled people have reduced ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed increased screening and understanding of autism for the rising rate of autism diagnoses in the U.S., instead directly blaming “environmental toxins” ...

While autism experts claim that the rise in cases stems from greater awareness and improved diagnostic testing, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shut down ...

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that the agency will announce, within three weeks, a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that his department would examine six “environmental factors” that he said could lead to autism amid a rise in confirmed cases ...

In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative diseases including dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and amyotrophic lateral ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that scientists will look at potential “environmental toxins” he thinks may contribute to a rise in autism diagnoses, and ...

Scientists have discovered brain damage in dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon similar to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) begin to accumulate in the tissues of mammals already during the fetal stage, according to new research from the University of Oulu, Finland. The animal-model ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers in Sweden have linked exposure to environmental toxins to an increased risk of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries — a major risk factor for heart ...

Source: Getty Images Research links environmental pollution and other exposures to chronic kidney disease (CKD) development and progression. Here’s what clinicians and patients need to know. Chronic ...