Senators sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warning him that cuts to the agency could ...

Federal health officials didn’t provide information on how people’s private medical data will be collected and managed.

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers ...

The partnership will focus first on "enabling research around the root causes" of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), HHS said.

The database - which HHS said will draw from insurance claims, medical records, and data from wearable technology such as smartwatches - is one of the first steps in HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

We’re using this partnership to uncover the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases,” Kennedy said. Experts aren't ...

The cuts came on the heels of President Trump signing an executive order calling for the government to help expand access to fertility treatments.

Researchers will be able to examine datasets to explore patterns, treatment outcomes, and potential causes linked to autism.

Executive Order 2025-02 protects individuals from unauthorized data collection and sharing by state agencies and ensures that autism-related information is handled only when necessary and with ...