Federal Health Agency Removes Warning on Unproven Autism Treatments Under Kennedy's Leadership
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has quietly removed a webpage warning consumers about fake treatments for autism, despite criticism from health experts. The webpage, which was last updated in 2019, cautioned against unapproved interventions such as chelation therapy, a practice that involves using drugs to remove heavy metals from the body.
Chelation therapy is an effective treatment for certain kinds of acute poisoning or toxic exposures, but it has no scientific basis as a cure for autism. The FDA's removal of the webpage has raised concerns about the agency's ability to regulate alternative medicine treatments under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy has been vocal about expanding access to unproven medical treatments, including chelation therapy. His efforts have been criticized by health experts, who argue that they could lead to serious harm or even death for those who use these treatments without proper supervision.
The FDA's removal of the webpage was attributed to a "routine cleanup" of older pages from the agency's website. However, some critics argue that this move is part of a larger effort to roll back regulations on alternative medicine treatments and push for more unproven remedies.
Last year, Kennedy directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to modify its webpage on vaccines and autism to include debunked claims about a link between vaccination and the development of autism. The change was widely criticized by health experts and scientists.
The move has been seen as part of a broader trend in which those pushing alternative medicine are taking over key health agencies, potentially leading to a decline in the quality of regulation and oversight of medical treatments.
Critics argue that Kennedy's efforts to expand access to unproven remedies could lead to more charlatans and bad results. "And of course you're going to get a lot of charlatans, and you're going to get people who have bad results," Kennedy acknowledged in an interview last May.
The removal of the FDA webpage has sparked concerns about the agency's ability to protect consumers from fake treatments for autism. As one critic put it, "It appears that the wolves have fully taken over the henhouse."
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has quietly removed a webpage warning consumers about fake treatments for autism, despite criticism from health experts. The webpage, which was last updated in 2019, cautioned against unapproved interventions such as chelation therapy, a practice that involves using drugs to remove heavy metals from the body.
Chelation therapy is an effective treatment for certain kinds of acute poisoning or toxic exposures, but it has no scientific basis as a cure for autism. The FDA's removal of the webpage has raised concerns about the agency's ability to regulate alternative medicine treatments under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy has been vocal about expanding access to unproven medical treatments, including chelation therapy. His efforts have been criticized by health experts, who argue that they could lead to serious harm or even death for those who use these treatments without proper supervision.
The FDA's removal of the webpage was attributed to a "routine cleanup" of older pages from the agency's website. However, some critics argue that this move is part of a larger effort to roll back regulations on alternative medicine treatments and push for more unproven remedies.
Last year, Kennedy directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to modify its webpage on vaccines and autism to include debunked claims about a link between vaccination and the development of autism. The change was widely criticized by health experts and scientists.
The move has been seen as part of a broader trend in which those pushing alternative medicine are taking over key health agencies, potentially leading to a decline in the quality of regulation and oversight of medical treatments.
Critics argue that Kennedy's efforts to expand access to unproven remedies could lead to more charlatans and bad results. "And of course you're going to get a lot of charlatans, and you're going to get people who have bad results," Kennedy acknowledged in an interview last May.
The removal of the FDA webpage has sparked concerns about the agency's ability to protect consumers from fake treatments for autism. As one critic put it, "It appears that the wolves have fully taken over the henhouse."
This is super sketchy! I mean, chelation therapy can be life-saving in certain situations, but using it as a cure for autism? That's just crazy talk 
. And now the FDA is basically saying it's okay to use these treatments without proper supervision? No thanks! 
It's like they're rolling back all these years of regulation and oversight... what's next? 
Is anyone even watching out for the public's health right now? 
like, what even is this? Robert F Kennedy Jr leading the way and it's all about "expanding access" to these bogus treatments... sounds like a recipe for disaster 
It's like, what even is the point of having a health agency if they're not going to protect us?! 
And can we please talk about how ridiculous it is that they're trying to roll back regulations on alternative medicine treatments?! Like, are we really just going to let anyone sell unproven remedies and hope for the best? 