The National Institutes of Health is gathering private medical records from federal and commercial databases to utilize in its renewed study of autism spectrum disorder.
The intention is to provide researchers with a more “comprehensive” view of the U.S. population and the role of autism, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said during a Tuesday meeting of the agency’s top advisers. The actions come amid the Trump administration’s renewed focus on autism in its quest to “Make America Healthy Again.”
