RFK Jr. losing battle to boost trust in public health agencies

RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an independent group of autism scientists would meet the same day

Health Department Calls Off First Meeting of Remade Autism Committee

A panel newly remade by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer be convening in March, the Department of Health and Human Services says. The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), which offers recommendations to federal officials regarding autism-related issues such as research, “will not meet later this month,” a spokesperson for the health department told news outlets in a statement on March 7. “Further information wil…

RFK Jr. losing battle to boost trust in public health agencies

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has defended some of his controversial moves as being part of his effort to restore faith in public health agencies. It doesn’t seem to be working. Polling from the start of this year shows that public trust in government health institutions has continued to decline during [...]