President Donald Trump’s comments about autism this week sparked widespread concern and criticism from many in the community.

Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its ...

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Trump’s “tough it out” advice is familiar to Mary E. Fissell, a professor of medical history with Johns Hopkins University.

The nation’s leading autism groups and researchers quickly distanced themselves from the decision on leucovorin, a derivative of vitamin B, calling the studies supporting its use “very weak” and ...

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Nine times in all, flanked by four other men, Trump said expectant mothers should suffer through their discomfort instead of reaching for acetaminophen.

When our bodies perish, can our consciousness persist? At the University of Virginia, researchers are searching for answers, ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it's in the process of approving a tablet version for certain autism patients.

THE FACTS: There are huge downsides to avoiding Tylenol when a pregnant woman really needs it, according to the nation’s ...