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NIH prepares to launch new research into autism causes, a Trump priority

  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has hired David Geier to oversee a study on potential links between vaccines and autism.
  • Mark Geier's medical license was revoked due to issuing unapproved treatments to autistic children, raising concerns about the reliability of the study.
  • Dr. Steven Black criticized the Geiers' research approach, labeling it 'voodoo science' to emphasize the lack of scientific integrity in their conclusions.
  • Sara Gonzales warned that discovering a vaccine-autism link could provoke significant public backlash against the U.S. government's previous vaccine safety assurances.
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In 1998, the British physician Andrew Wakefield published a study in The Lancet that related the triple viral vaccine (sarmpion, mumps and rubella) to autism. The article caused global alarm. However, years later it was proved to be fraudulent: Wakefield had manipulated data, had conflicts of interest and violated ethical principles. He was disqualified from exercising medicine and his study was withdrawn. But the damage was already done. Althou…

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A data analyst who has never studied medicine and who has claimed that vaccines cause autism, will be in charge of a Trump government study to determine whether vaccines cause autism.

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Thiago Nunes Lopes, Andressa Urach's ex-husband, posted an alleged hint to the model after she announced that her son Leon had been diagnosed with autism. He posted a story on his Instagram profile this Friday (4) to complain about her comments. In the message, the ex pointed out that the statement regarding the child's diagnosis was a “drama”. “I don't understand all this drama,” she wrote without mentioning Andressa in the publication. Recentl…

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Reason broke the news in United States on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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