Some in Utah are concerned about privacy after Jay Bhattacharya, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, proposed the creation of a database to research chronic diseases.

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya said the study would address the “cause of the rise in autism” that ...

The federal government plans to scrape data from a slew of private health-related records for its autism study, ranging from ...

The CEO of the Autism Society of America said his organization has “deep concerns” about NIH collecting personal health data.

Scientists found a genetic link between autism and DM1, where repeat DNA sequences disrupt brain gene splicing. This sheds ...

The NIH study will seek to identify what external environmental factors could be helping to drive rising autism rates.

Maine autism and disability rights advocates say a proposed national registry for people with autism — coupled with recent inflammatory comments from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

WASHINGTON -- Private medical data for millions of Americans is being collected by the government as part of ongoing efforts ...

The NIH has announced an initiative that will use both public and private data from sources including pharmacies and federal health programs to study autism.

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

The National Institutes of Health is looking to create a registry of autistic people, which, yes, has horrifying historical ...

The National Institutes of Health is gathering private medical records from federal and commercial databases to utilize in ...