{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0971","number":"0971","name":"Wendy Piston","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-26T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of a pet owner. In 2020 when they went live with 5G in my area, 5 out of 9 cats in my household starting having focal seizures. While I don't have proof that it was caused by 5G implementation, I am highly suspicious due to the fact that so many started having them at the same time. \n\nI support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human and animal 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.\n\nI 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.\n\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard! ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0971","tags":["child-development","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"08ac06f31b54e543229f14b772a4123ef228af44da0436279ebe1adf6ffc8e14","slug":"child-development-comment-0971","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0971","body_sha256":"390c3523981ede4b03579b5d6640db59fbdcba45312d0ebfd1302682f817e469","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"environment","topics":[{"id":"environment","evidence":"tive of a pet owner. In 2020 when they went live with 5G in my area, 5 out of 9 cats in my household starting having focal seizures. While I don't have proof that it was caused by 5G i"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"esponding from the perspective of a pet owner. In 2020 when they went live with 5G in my area, 5 out of 9 cats in my household starting having focal seizures. While I don't have proo"},{"id":"research","evidence":"valuate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish "},{"id":"children","evidence":"tific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities"}],"summary":"Reports seizures in several household cats after a local 5G rollout, explicitly acknowledging no proof of causation. Requests investigation of human and animal health and vulnerable populations.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-28T19:14:09Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of 21 newly located complete comment bodies and one corrected prior body; exact supporting passages checked. Attachments and linked materials not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"2166c9f747d4ddf6f9709a1e29b3de66c4cd7e2c2c0186b5590926537a5783c6","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["environment","infrastructure","research","children"],"primary_topic":"environment","forum_title":"Reports seizures in several household cats after a local 5G rollout, explicitly acknowledging no proof of…"}