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    • Electromagnetic Radiation & Wireless • News From Around the World
    January 16, 2026

    RFK Jr. tells USA TODAY 5G towers for cellphone use ‘a major health concern’

    5G cell tower and photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as HHS Secretary.

    WASHINGTON – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told USA TODAY that “electromagnetic radiation is a major health concern” a day after his department launched a study of cellphone radiation.

    “Generally speaking, electromagnetic radiation is a major health concern,” Kennedy said in the exclusive interview, when asked for his concerns about 5G towers. “I’m very concerned about it.”

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