Experts call RFK's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

Then there's this ...

... Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s short time leading America's health agencies has already destabilized the uneasy alliance that vaulted him into President Trump's Cabinet.

Why it matters: The "Make America Healthy Again" movement " a loose umbrella of vaccine skeptics, wellness influencers, and anti-pharma crusaders " was envisioned as a revolution against the medical establishment.

But its attempt to integrate with the federal health apparatus " and the MAGA purists who comprise the backbone of Trump's base " has so far proven deeply dysfunctional.

The big picture: The anti-establishment takeover of Health and Human Services " a sprawling agency that accounts for the largest share of domestic federal spending " has become one of the most chaotic experiments of Trump's second term.

- - - Trump has already been forced to pull two major health nominations " former Rep. Dave Weldon for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat for surgeon general " after scrutiny of their records.

- - - The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine regulator, Peter Marks, abruptly resigned in March in protest of Kennedy's "misinformation and lies" about vaccines.

- - - As a measles outbreak spread in Texas, the White House became so frustrated by the lack of clear and fast communications by HHS that it set up a parallel press shop, as Axios scooped last month.

Between the lines: Kennedy's top health picks include contrarians who are critical of the medical establishment " but unwilling to fully embrace the MAHA movement's more conspiratorial views on vaccines. ...

And this ...

Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
arstechnica.com

... When you don't believe in germ theory, the world is your oyster -- or maybe your bathtub.

Over the weekend, America's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shared pictures on social media of himself fully submerged in the sewage-tinged waters of Rock Creek in Washington, DC. His grandchildren were also pictured playing in the water.

The creek is known for having a sewage overflow problem and posing a health hazard to any who enter it. The National Park Service, which manages the Rock Creek Park, strictly bars all swimming and wading in Rock Creek and the park's other waterways due to the contamination, specifically "high levels of bacteria."

A notice on the NPS website advises "Stay Dry, Stay Safe," warning, "Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading, and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health. Please protect yourself and your pooches by staying on trails and out of the creek. All District waterways are subject to a swim ban -- this means wading, too!"

In images shared on social media, Kennedy can be seen getting fully underwater, including his head, and then splashing around with several of his grandchildren. Kennedy, who does not have any background in medicine or science, was a long-time anti-vaccine advocate before President Trump appointed him to be health secretary.

In a 2021 book, Kennedy indicated that he does not believe in germ theory, the fundamental concept that microscopic pathogens, such as those abundant in sewage, are the cause of disease....

@#3 ... Over the weekend, America's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shared pictures on social media of himself fully submerged in the sewage-tinged waters of Rock Creek in Washington, DC. His grandchildren were also pictured playing in the water.

The creek is known for having a sewage overflow problem and posing a health hazard to any who enter it. The National Park Service, which manages the Rock Creek Park, strictly bars all swimming and wading in Rock Creek and the park's other waterways due to the contamination, specifically "high levels of bacteria." ...

Ick.