Research & federal duties

"Mobile Phone Base Station Tower Settings Adjacent to School Buildings: Impact on Students’ Cognitive Health" https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6775553/ "...High exposure to RF-EMF produced by MPBSTs was associated with delayed fine and gross motor skills, spatial working memory, and attention in school adolescents compared to students who were exposed to low RF-EMF."

913 pregnant women, 2.72 times higher chance of miscarriage with higher magnetic field exposure. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-16623-8 "Magnetic field (MF) non-ionizing radiation is widespread and everyone is exposed to some degree. This prospective cohort study of 913 pregnant women examined the association between high MF exposure and miscarriage risk. Cox (proportional hazards) regression was used to examine the association. After controlling for multiple other factors, women who were exposed to higher MF levels had 2.72 times the risk of miscarriage (hazard ratio = 2.72, 95% CI: 1.42–5.19) than those with lower MF exposure. The increased risk of miscarriage associated with high MF was consistently observed regardless of the sources of high MF. The association was much stronger if MF was measured on a typical day of participants’ pregnancies. The finding also demonstrated that accurate measurement of MF exposure is vital for examining MF health effects. This study provides fresh evidence, directly from a human population, that MF non-ionizing radiation could have adverse biological impacts on human health."

"...Most recent studies find a positive correlation between RF-EMF and malig- nant glial cell tumors (Falcioni et al 2018).This study is unique as the researchers projected a lower SAR over a longer period of time. This suggests that long-term exposure may in fact be the cause for concern and not the SAR. If this is the case, it would render todays safety standards useless, as they are based on SAR. Another study found that there was an increased risk for glioblastoma and acoustic neuroma in heavy cell phone users (Hardell et al. 2013). The tumors observed were usually ipsilat- eral to the preferred side of cell phone use. These results are extremely important. Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor on the vestibulocochlear nerve, just inside the inner ear. This is the closest organ to which one holds the cell phone while talking on the phone. While acoustic neuroma is not malignant, it can cause deleterious effects by putting pressure on the brain stem. The mechanisms by which RF-EMF potentially causes cancer are unclear. It is highly unlikely that RF-EMFs have enough energy in them to significantly heat up brain tissue to the point that would cause denaturing of DNA. It is highly debated whether they have enough energy to break a strand of DNA. However, even if there is not enough energy to denature or break strands of DNA, there would be enough energy to create ROS which can lead to genetic damage in the long term. Another adverse effect that RF-EMFs can have is on memo- ry. It has been reported that RF-EMF impair memory, cognitive function, and learning. Experiments show that rats that have been exposed to RF-EMFs for four weeks have performed poorly on inhibitory avoidance tests. The suggested mechanism for learning and memory impairment is that RF-EMF stimulates the opioidergic system in the amygdala, hippocampus and other areas crucial for memory consolidation. This may in turn impair the release of NO, which plays a role in memory consolidation (Ahmadi et al. 2018). Despite this, many researchers have not found RF-EMF to impair memory, learning or cognitive function (Klose et al. 2014). RF-EMF has been blamed for many other conditions that are not associated with the brain, such as hypofertilization and can- cers of the eyes and glands. These are extremely broad fields and are beyond the scope of this paper. Researchers are of the opinion that the mechanism that causes all these ailments is long-term exposure to RF-EMF. However, RF-EMFs do have the energy to potentially create ROS. ROS can be created by transfer of energy from the EM wave to the oxygen molecule or the transfer of a free electron. This has been shown to cause the creation of micronuclei (Kesari et. al 2014). A micronucleus contains a chromosome or part of a chromosome that is not in- cluded in the daughter nucleus after the nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes during mitosis.This part of DNA that has been left out of the nucleus is enclosed in its own nuclear 42Aaron Skaist envelope and is attached to the nucleus. Formations of micronu- clei have also been associated with DNA double-strand breaks that lead to the incorrect copying of the chromosomes and for- mation of the nuclear envelope around them. Micronuclei have been used as markers for researchers and healthcare providers to reveal DNA damage and potential cancerous cells. If these micronuclei are a direct consequence of the EMF, then we can see a definite link between RF-EMF and DNA damage. However, even if the mechanism of the formation these micronuclei is not DNA damage, research has shown that the chromosomes inside the micronucleus have reduced functioning (Hatch et. al 2013). Eventually, due to the close proximity of the micronu- cleus to the nucleus, the contents of the micronucleus will be released into the nucleus. This often results in incorporation of non-functional DNA into functional DNA which can cause the cell to turn cancerous. Thus, even if the mechanism for micro- nuclei formation is not DNA damage, it is almost inevitable that the formation of micronuclei will lead to DNA damage. Each of these effects is highly debated amongst researchers. It is not clear whether the cause is the cell-phone or perhaps some other environmental stressor. However, there is over- whelming evidence that cell-phones have a negative effect on the brain of a child." https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=sjlcas

"...Most recent studies find a positive correlation between RF-EMF and malig- nant glial cell tumors (Falcioni et al 2018).This study is unique as the researchers projected a lower SAR over a longer period of time. This suggests that long-term exposure may in fact be the cause for concern and not the SAR. If this is the case, it would render todays safety standards useless, as they are based on SAR. Another study found that there was an increased risk for glioblastoma and acoustic neuroma in heavy cell phone users (Hardell et al. 2013). The tumors observed were usually ipsilat- eral to the preferred side of cell phone use. These results are extremely important. Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor on the vestibulocochlear nerve, just inside the inner ear. This is the closest organ to which one holds the cell phone while talking on the phone. While acoustic neuroma is not malignant, it can cause deleterious effects by putting pressure on the brain stem. The mechanisms by which RF-EMF potentially causes cancer are unclear. It is highly unlikely that RF-EMFs have enough energy in them to significantly heat up brain tissue to the point that would cause denaturing of DNA. It is highly debated whether they have enough energy to break a strand of DNA. However, even if there is not enough energy to denature or break strands of DNA, there would be enough energy to create ROS which can lead to genetic damage in the long term. Another adverse effect that RF-EMFs can have is on memo- ry. It has been reported that RF-EMF impair memory, cognitive function, and learning. Experiments show that rats that have been exposed to RF-EMFs for four weeks have performed poorly on inhibitory avoidance tests. The suggested mechanism for learning and memory impairment is that RF-EMF stimulates the opioidergic system in the amygdala, hippocampus and other areas crucial for memory consolidation. This may in turn impair the release of NO, which plays a role in memory consolidation (Ahmadi et al. 2018). Despite this, many researchers have not found RF-EMF to impair memory, learning or cognitive function (Klose et al. 2014). RF-EMF has been blamed for many other conditions that are not associated with the brain, such as hypofertilization and can- cers of the eyes and glands. These are extremely broad fields and are beyond the scope of this paper. Researchers are of the opinion that the mechanism that causes all these ailments is long-term exposure to RF-EMF. However, RF-EMFs do have the energy to potentially create ROS. ROS can be created by transfer of energy from the EM wave to the oxygen molecule or the transfer of a free electron. This has been shown to cause the creation of micronuclei (Kesari et. al 2014). A micronucleus contains a chromosome or part of a chromosome that is not in- cluded in the daughter nucleus after the nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes during mitosis.This part of DNA that has been left out of the nucleus is enclosed in its own nuclear 42Aaron Skaist envelope and is attached to the nucleus. Formations of micronu- clei have also been associated with DNA double-strand breaks that lead to the incorrect copying of the chromosomes and for- mation of the nuclear envelope around them. Micronuclei have been used as markers for researchers and healthcare providers to reveal DNA damage and potential cancerous cells. If these micronuclei are a direct consequence of the EMF, then we can see a definite link between RF-EMF and DNA damage. However, even if the mechanism of the formation these micronuclei is not DNA damage, research has shown that the chromosomes inside the micronucleus have reduced functioning (Hatch et. al 2013). Eventually, due to the close proximity of the micronu- cleus to the nucleus, the contents of the micronucleus will be released into the nucleus. This often results in incorporation of non-functional DNA into functional DNA which can cause the cell to turn cancerous. Thus, even if the mechanism for micro- nuclei formation is not DNA damage, it is almost inevitable that the formation of micronuclei will lead to DNA damage. Each of these effects is highly debated amongst researchers. It is not clear whether the cause is the cell-phone or perhaps some other environmental stressor. However, there is over- whelming evidence that cell-phones have a negative effect on the brain of a child." https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=sjlcas

"Results When cell phones are held close to the head most of the energy (more than 80%) from the transmitting antenna is absorbed by the head. When the phone is used for virtual reality viewing, the head absorbs 50% of the energy. Discussion In summary, compared with adult models, children experience two- to three-fold higher RF doses to: 1) localized areas of the brain when a cell phone is positioned next to the ear; and 2) the eyes and frontal lobe when a cell phone is used to view virtual reality. These findings raise serious questions about the current approach to certify cell phones; particularly the use of the SAM. In 2012, the U.S. Government Accountability Office advised that the test system used to estimate human exposure Conclusions Our findings support reexamination of methods to determine regulatory compliance for wireless devices, and highlight the importance of precautionary advice such as that of American Academy of Pediatrics (2016). The Academy recommends that younger children should not use cell phones, and that prudent measures should be taken to eliminate exposure (e.g. using devices for amusement or education only when all wireless features are turned off – in “airplane mode”) or to minimize exposure (e.g. ..." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935118302561?via%3Dihub

I AM EMF SENSTITIVE. I did not know this 12-15 years ago. Because my symptoms were 'vague' and I was not feeling well without any SOURCE to point to, the Doctors thought it was psychosomatic. And, my friends thought it was due to getting OLD. I had less energy, ringing in my ears, fatique, constant nose bleeds and headaches, and BRAIN FOG. INSOMNIA, Poor Eyesight. HEAT and SWELLING on my Right Forehead when USING my Ear Headset. This started when I UPGRADED my Cordless Phone to the HIGHEST RANGE on the Market, and also Bought a BLUETOOTH EAR HEADSET, which was also the STRONGEST RANGE and top of the Market. Then I went from WIRED Internet to WIFI, Because I thought it would be MORE CONVENIENT to have Internet over my large 1acre Property, anywhere I wanted to LOGIN MY TABLET, also the TOP OF RANGE and EXPENSE. Microwaves and my CELL CHARGING within 5ft of my DESK where I worked from Home. Within a FEW MONTHS of these 'UPGRADES' I could not FUNCTION as BEFORE, GENERAL MALAISE, with constant COLDS and FLUS. At the Time the Signal was 3G, then I bought My 4G Devices, and my SYMPTOMS got worse! Still NO CLUE what was MAKING ME SICK! Then I MOVED FROM MY HOME to a TOWNHOUSE less then 1 MILE AWAY from a CELL TOWER, and ALL MY SYMPTOMS got so Bad, that I COULD NOT GET OUT OF BED! I could NOt FUNCTION! At that time, I started learning about Electromagnetic Frequency and the RFR Sickness that other peoople were also EXPERIENCING. THAT IS WHEN I STARTED TO HEAL! I researched the PApers that Dr Martin Pall wrote about the 'Voltage Gated Calcium Ion Channels' I did one SIMPLE REMEDY. I UNPLUGGED!!!! I canceled my Home WIFI, Removd my Microwave, Stopped using the BLUETOOTH EarPiece, Went back to a ANALOG Phone, TURNED MY CELL PHONE OFF. and WIRED My Internet. Within a Few Weeks, my Symptoms LESSONED. The NoseBleeds completely STOPPED! The headaches only when I was UPSTAIRS at the Bedroom Facing the CELL TOWER. The Fatigue Lightened, my ENERGY Returned, and the BRAIN FOG that Felt like DEMENTIA, NOT NORMAL for a Young Person, Also went away. AFter Reading Dr. Carolyn Deans Research, I began Taking MAGNESIUM DAILY, sometimes 400 mg 3xDay. THEN my ENERGY and HEALTH returned!!!! I started learning about Fermented Foods that HEALED my Microbiome, because I was getting Sick so Often from the ElectroMagnetic Frequency POSOISONING. My Health and IMMUNITY Returned. I did NOT GET Sick Very Often! It has been 5 years that I've NOT BEEN SICK!!! Yes, I will get Symptoms from time to time, Especially when out in CROWDS, but I take Zinc, Vit C, and Elderbery for a Day or So, and I'm Well. The Biggest REMEDY to my Health was UNPLUGGING from the 5g Phones, Cordless Phone, BlueTooth HeadSet, and WIFI INTERNET. Going 'Wired' and Limiited Internet Use was my Discipline. My Family did NOT Understand, and was UNHAPPY that I did NOT VISIT their RFR Polluted Homes, but they SAW FIRSTHAND How Sick I got on my Visits, and they began to Understand. Though they STILL didn't BELIEVE that EMF SENSITIVTY is a 'Environmental Disease.' They, like the Doctors, think it is it JUST MY BODY, since the don't Experience what I do. It's been 15years now, and when I do visit they will TURN OFF the WIFI, or put a SHIELD in front of the ROUTER, so that I can sit AWAY from the Source and FEEL WELL to Visit with my Family in their WIFI Home. Now, I Drink Kombucha and Kefir, and Eat Kimchi, and REAL Fermented Pickles and Beets. I feel Well now. My Energy has Returned and I FEEL Young Again. My Skin an Body is not Aching like before. SIMPLE Life Changes for Health and Vitality!! The EPIDEMIC of UNWELLNESS in My Own Family is WideSpread, but NOW when I talk about HEALING EMF SENSITIVITIES they LISTEN! I want Secretary Kennedy to also LISTEN to the MANY others just like me.. This 'Sickness' is PREVENTABLE!!! Reduce Exposure to Radio Waves, and Cell Towers, DISTANCE from the RF Sources, and Keep DISCIPLINE to UNPLUGG to BE HEALTHY. Now, It is my Mission and Passion to TEACH People about EMF Sensitivity, and how to Strengthen their Microbiome. I learned from Teachers like Donna Gates, Donna Scwenk, Hannah Krum, who TAUGHT me how to make 'FOOD AS THY MEDICINE.' The World needs this Awareness for Healing. It is Possible to BE WELL! FIRST the AUTHORITIES must Acknowledge that EMF and RF is a External Health POLLUTION. Governement Agencies MUST Stop increasing 5G to 6G EXPOSURES!!! These RF Radiation are DANGEROUS and are SLOWLY KILLING People. MORE RESEARCH Please, and UPDATE the POOR TEST MODELS from 1950's and 1980's. Current Models are Drastically Needed to EXPOSE the TRUTH!!!! Thank you for Reading my Testimony. Respectfully Submitted, ~LV Hill

Q1 This is John Thomas Christiana and I am writing as a victim of high-tech technology such as Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) being used as weapons. This includes the lower end of the electromagnetic spectrum, extremely low frequencies, where these gamma rays can resonate with the nano bioelectronics in our bodies and brains. Q2 I am providing personal experience, exposure, and documentation by way of websites for the HHS to identify research priorities, and make recommendations for policy makers and public health officials, not only for the danger of EMF frequencies but as well the abuse of these frequencies. I understand the purpose of the HHS Request for Information. My response here is mainly to make HHS aware that EMFs are being used as weapons, by various forms including directed energy weapons. Q3 I do not have any symptoms of what is known as Havanna Syndrome. Rather, it is a nerve attacked, sometimes painful, but much more often just battery annoyance. I am writing as a victim, and when these abuses are being inflicted using different vehicles to attack the body parts as well as the brain, when it happens every day and night, this amounts to torture, both physically and psychologically. HHS needs to address this as in time this can affect the entire population, or whoever is targeted, including children and political opponents, and will only get worse. This has the double effect of not only physical battery and psychological abuse, but the danger of exposure to electromagnetic frequencies and all the dangers that are determined in this request for information by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the HHS. For external credibility, CBS News on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley, on March 8, 2026 did a report on these weapons stating “The range of the beam is several hundred feet. It can penetrate windows and drywall.” www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-tested-device-that-may-be-tied-to-havana-syndrome-60 minutes-transcript/ In addition, CNN interviewed Dr. Sanjay Gupta and James Lin in a special that aired on September 25, 2022 that partially explained these weapons using frequencies. transcripts.cnn.com/show/csr/date/2022-09-25/segment/01 Included in the transcript: GUPTA: “Somebody else outside the room is giving bursts of microwave energy that's directed at your brain.” LIN: “Yes.” GUPTA: “What would you hear?” LIN: “Hear essentially zip sound. Zip. You know, a very short zip.” GUPTA: “Zip?” LIN: “Yes. Then if you begin to increase from 10, you know, 20 microseconds then you hear sort of like a click.” GUPTA: “If you had a recording device in the room and you were recording, would it pick up anything?” LIN: “No. So all of that takes place inside the head.” The electronic attacks to me started in 2007 and were occasional but grew in volume until it was 1,000s of time a day. Then in the last decade, the frequency attacks intermixed the social environment. So now the shock to my body part is interactive with the setting around me both in events as well as people. In my journal, I have detailed contemporaneous notes of each electronic shock to my eyes (have vision loss) and private parts (sex abuse) including the time of the day and part of the body. You can see 180 weeks from 2012 through 2016 of the weekly journal entries at www.lifeofjohnchristiana.com/torture journal.html. Q5 In my experience, there appears to be different vehicles of delivery. During the day when awake, the frequency wave is shocking to my eyes, chin, or private parts (sex abuse). From experience, my belief is satellites and cell towers are used. This is shown on my Life of John Christiana website under Torture Journal. In contrast, during the night when dozing off to sleep, from experience it appears to be locally that frequencies from directed energy weapons are used, that attack my brain, that wake me up and prevent sleep. This sleep deprivation when repeated could be charged as attempted murder. Q18 This is not an experiment or research for the benefit of mankind. The shock to my eyes, private parts, and other parts of my body are at any time 24 hours a day. I am available to meet for discussion or testing. To address any psychological concern, I voluntarily had a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan done www.lifeofjohnchristiana.com/pet-scan.html which the National Institute of Health (NIH) provides that a PET scan is the test for schizophrenia. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20237027/ The conclusion in the medical report, on my brain, by a California licensed medical doctor, was normal brain, as shown on the website. I just graduated from law school. HHS needs to investigate and address this before it is too late. These abuses and violations of bodily integrity amounts to the United States losing freedom.

Re: HHS-OASH-2026-0397 Questions 2, 3, 9, 13, 15 and 18 I am submitting as an individual with firsthand experience of adverse health effects I believe are strongly and reproducibly associated with RF/EMF exposure. My background includes doctoral-level training in a health science and professional experience in telecommunications research and development. My symptoms began after I started working around RF/EMF-emitting telecommunications equipment. Previously healthy and athletic, I developed shingles, musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, urinary frequency, recumbent pressure-related pain and metal sensitivity. About three years later I moved from a rural area into a newly built suburban home and my health declined dramatically. I developed chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, heat intolerance, tinnitus, profound fatigue, brain fog and severe insomnia. My resting heart rate rose from about 70 to 90, yet during exercise sometimes failed to rise appropriately, leaving me dizzy and winded. Eventually I could no longer continue school or work. Extensive medical evaluation, conflicting diagnoses and tens of thousands of dollars did not restore my health. For nine years I spent nearly every waking moment trying to regain my health and my life. RF/EMF was initially only one possible stressor I investigated among many. I obtained several RF/EMF meters, mapped sources in my home, turned off Wi-Fi and a cordless phone, and discovered exposures I had not known were present. My efforts culminated in a move to a remote property chosen partly because it had little or no cellular service. Other environmental factors changed too, so this was not a controlled experiment. Over the following years I progressively recovered and became far more tolerant of heat, foods, chemicals and ordinary stresses, although city trips could still trigger relapses. Years later the wireless environment around my rural home changed. Cellular service became detectable where previously there had been essentially none. A new cell tower went up, my fixed wireless internet provider changed equipment, and a neighbor installed Starlink. My previous syndrome returned severely. My heart rate and blood pressure increased by just under 30%. I developed rhythm disturbances, brain fog, tinnitus and profound insomnia. At one point I was unable to sleep for eleven consecutive days and was taken to the emergency room. I built an RF-shielding enclosure and confirmed with an RF meter that RF readings inside were substantially reduced. I repeatedly observed my systolic blood pressure fall from around 140 toward my baseline of about 110 under reduced-exposure/shielded conditions. These are personal observations, not a controlled study, but sufficiently repeatable that I no longer regard RF/EMF as hypothetical. To this day I sleep without heat or electricity through snowy winters because that low-exposure environment allows me to sleep. This year, after recent work on the nearby tower, I began experiencing pressure, discomfort and visual changes in the eye and surrounding region on the side of my head nearest the directional antenna serving my rural internet connection. Those symptoms abate with shielding that my meter confirms reduces RF levels. HHS should investigate long-term cumulative RF/EMF exposure, short-duration peak exposures, and factors that may alter individual susceptibility, including heavy-metal burden. Biological effects can depend on intensity, duration, repetition, recovery and repair. Policy should not assume repeated exposures are independent or that cumulative exposure is irrelevant. Long averaging periods can hide important peaks. Average the energy delivered by a bullet over thirty minutes and its average power looks trivial, while the real-world millisecond impact can be deadly. The body experiences exposure as it occurs, not as an arithmetic average. Standards must address both cumulative dose and instantaneous peak exposure. People are simultaneously exposed to cell towers, Wi-Fi, satellite systems, fixed wireless internet, smart meters, Bluetooth, smart appliances and personal devices. Who measures aggregate exposure where a person sleeps and works? Who is responsible when independently regulated sources combine? Consumers need a practical right to know. One night, seeking somewhere relatively RF-free, I stopped beneath what I only later realized was a camouflaged cell tower. Camouflaged towers should be clearly labeled wherever people pass nearby. Wireless devices should have an obvious indicator showing when transmitting at low, medium or high power. I cannot tell HHS which transmitters, or combination of transmitters, were responsible for what I experienced. That is precisely the problem. RF exposure has become ubiquitous, dynamic and largely invisible. Policy must measure and disclose cumulative exposure and give individuals the information needed to reduce avoidable exposure.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a [patient, parent, family member, caregiver, healthcare professional, researcher, advocate, concerned member of the public, or other]. This is an important topic for the health of our community and children's future! These unseen radiation waves can cause unknown harm to living organisms and must be reviewed! I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

How do we know that 5G cell towers are safe to be placed directly on school campuses, where for example an elementary student will be in close proximity to that cell tower for up to 7 years (pre-K, kindergarten, 1st-5th grade)? One study examined students attending schools near cell towers and found differences in certain cognitive measures, and a new 2026 study of 200 elementary-aged children at eight schools found an association between higher RF exposure and a biological marker of genomic instability. Neither study proves RF causes illness, but the important point is that **the long-term effects of continuous environmental RF exposure in young children aren't settled**, and much of the broader research relies on cellphone exposure rather than school-based tower exposure. When there is uncertainty, especially when children are involved, it is prudent to use caution when discussing health impacts, especially because children don't get to choose their school environment. 2018: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6775553/ 2026: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-60822-1 The 2026 article finds that the higher RF levels schoolchildren were exposed to, the more micronuclei they found in those children. What are micronuclei exactly? From a different article, “Micronuclei research has regained its popularity due to the realization that genome chaos, a rapid and massive genome re-organization under stress, represents a major common mechanism for punctuated cancer evolution.”