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- Mark Geier's medical license was revoked due to issuing unapproved treatments to autistic children, raising concerns about the reliability of the study.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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NIH prepares to launch new research into autism causes, a Trump priority
The National Institutes of Health is planning a new, multimillion-dollar research program examining the causes of autism and the spike in U.S. diagnoses, according to three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe in-progress discussions.
FINALLY: HHS to investigate the link between vaccines and autism
Actress Jenny McCarthy has remained outspoken about the connection between vaccines and autism after her son was diagnosed following a round of shots. Of course, she was labeled as crazy, but now, she might finally be vindicated. “Though the left wants to write her off as just some kook conspira...
RFK Jr. hires a vaccine 'skeptic' to find the cause of autism
Vaccine "skeptic" David Geier has reportedly been hired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a data analyst to oversee a new study probing the possible links between vaccinations and autism. This project was presaged in an early March HHS statement: "As President Trump said in his Joint Address to Congress, the rate of autism in American children has skyrocketed. CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] will leave…
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 He was disqualified from exercising medicine and his study was withdrawn.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…
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.
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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