Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has has warned that the 'autism epidemic is running rampant,' as new data shows that the disorder among US children has reached a record level.

Kennedy Jr. told reporters Wednesday morning that the rise in recorded autism rates is partially driven by environmental factors, not genetics. The appearance follows his recent pledge to identify the ...

About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to the CDC report ...