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No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director’s claim
The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.
Doctor Responds to RFK Claims About Autism Research: 'Trying To Gaslight the Public'
A doctor on TikTok has gone viral in a video countering National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jay Bhattacharya's claim ...
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HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created
NIH Director Dr Jay Bhattacharya previously announced plans to develop "national disease registries, including a new one for autism" as part of a larger research effort.
Will there be an autism registry? What we know after NIH drops plans for vast data platform
An HHS official told USA TODAY that the department is not creating an autism registry, but is pursuing the real-world data ...
NIH director pushes back timeline for RFK Jr.'s autism answers
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said "it's hard to guarantee when science will make an advance." ...
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Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
The cancellations are driven by panic and distrust among the autism community in response to the recent remarks made by ...
NIH promises major autism updates ‘within next year’ despite RFK Jr.’s September goal
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya promised that answers and solutions regarding the United States's ...
U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent
Administration health officials walked back a plan to register people with autism after criticism from scientists, privacy ...
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NIH autism study will pull from private medical records
The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.