Kennedy to move autism study to newly-created administrative office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said connected Wednesday that helium would determination the surveillance of U.S. autism rates to the recently created Administration for a Healthy America.

Prevalence of autism spectrum upset successful the U.S. among 8-year-olds successful 2022 was 32.2 per 1,000, oregon 1 successful each 31, up from 1 successful 36 successful 2020 and 1 successful 44 successful 2018, according to information published successful the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's play study connected Tuesday.

At Kennedy's archetypal nationalist property league since helium became wellness secretary, helium said that survey was 2 years precocious successful being published. "One of the things that we're going to bash is we determination this relation to the Administration for a Healthy American," helium said.

(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein and Sarah Morland successful Washington, Manas Mishra successful Bengaluru; Editing by Bill Berkrot)