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(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. According to Trump, the executive order he was signing will accelerate pediatric cancer research, including by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /(R) Washington, UNITED STATES: The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. The department, which began operations in 1980, has more than 67,000 employees. AFP PHOTO/Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s HHS doubles funding for childhood cancer data initiative, accelerating research and treatment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a major increase in funding for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), effectively doubling its financial support.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children” in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Federal health officials suggested a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy as a risk for autism, although many health agencies have noted inconclusive results in the research. Trump was joined by (L-R), Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz and Acting Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Dorothy Fink. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (L-Top) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., joined by President Donald Trump (L), delivers an announcement on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children” in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Federal health officials suggested a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy as a risk for autism, although many health agencies have noted inconclusive results in the research. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) In this photo illustration, Tylenol packages are displayed, in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2025. US President Donald Trump on September 22, 2025 urged pregnant people not to take Tylenol over an unproven link to autism, and urged major changes to the standard vaccines given to babies. The announcement comes as the White House has vowed to revolutionize health in the United States, as experts across medicine and science voice broad concern over the administration's (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin. health officials announce connection between autism and prenatal acetaminophen use

President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have announced that prenatal use of Tylenol, or acetaminophen, is linked to a higher risk of autism in children. The administration referenced a study conducted by Mount Sinai.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 04: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump's 2026 health care agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. engages in fiery exchange with senators during hearing: ‘We are the sickest country in the world’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questioning from members of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday during a tense testimony.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. President Donald Trump watch during an indoor inauguration parade at the Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

VP Vance: Ready to lead if needed, but President Trump remains in ‘Excellent health’

When asked about President Donald Trump’s health during an interview, Vice President JD Vance affirmed that the president remains in “incredibly good health,” though he emphasized that he stands ready to assume the responsibilities of presidential leadership — should the occasion arise.

US President Donald Trump (R) listens as US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event on "Making Health Technology Great Again," in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr.: HHS will ‘address’ external interventions ‘clearly, almost certainly causing autism’ in September

Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed that his agency is preparing to make an announcement next month regarding the study he introduced in April to fully examine the “interventions” that “clearly, almost certainly” cause autism, he announced.

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth - via Kennedy Jr.'s X account

MAHA: RFK Jr. challenges Hegseth to pushup and pullup showdown, promoting a fit and active lifestyle

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a spirited fitness showdown — with the Trump administration officials taking part in a pushup and pullup competition amid Kennedy’s push to promote a healthy, active lifestyle.