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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr

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Robert F Kennedy Jr in the Oval Office in Washington DC on 30 September. Photograph: Francis Chung/UPI/Shutterstock

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has terminated several multimillion-dollar grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics following the association’s criticisms of the policies of the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The funding cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and early identification of autism, were first reported by the Washington Post and made without prior notice to the AAP.

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