{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6182","number":"6182","name":"Sara Merlo","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","body":"Dear Secretary of Health and Human Services,\n\nI urge you to make the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs), radiofrequency radiation, and continuous wireless exposure a public health priority.\n\nWhere is the comprehensive, independent, long-term research demonstrating that a lifetime of continuous wireless exposure is safe for human health at every stage of development? The absence of definitive evidence of harm is not the same as proof of safety. Our children and future generations deserve answers, not assumptions.\n\nQuantum physics reveals that matter and energy are deeply interconnected, and the human body depends on intricate electrical and biochemical processes. Why, then, would we dismiss legitimate questions about how chronic exposure to external electromagnetic fields might affect biological systems? We must follow the science wherever it leads, free from industry influence.\n\nWe are already dealing with a healthcare system that too often prioritizes managing disease over investigating its root causes. Too many people feel trapped in a system that relies on costly, patented pharmaceuticals while underinvesting in prevention and broader approaches to health. When financial incentives reward treating illness, we must ask whether enough attention is being given to preventing it in the first place.\n\nWhen will human health matter more than a business model? When will transparency matter more than profit? People deserve a healthcare system that serves them—not one in which financial interests overshadow prevention, scientific integrity, and public well-being.\n\nI call on HHS to fund truly independent, long-term research into wireless radiation and human health; disclose uncertainties honestly; protect children and other potentially vulnerable populations; and ensure that public health policy is never dictated by corporate interests.\n\nOur bodies are not merely markets. Our health is not a commodity. And our children's well-being must never be an acceptable gamble.\n\nThe American people deserve truth, accountability, prevention, and a healthcare system that puts human life before profit.\n\nWhen will we finally make that our priority?\n\nRespectfully,\n\nSara, a concerned citizen, and taxpayer!","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6182","tags":["child-development","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"5d2386416d2c3d03200eedf382111d907639484b129d96bd29f5a7dda761508d","slug":"child-development-comment-6182","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6182","body_sha256":"5b87b1cfcdc820640b2db7502a2c3101b8d1d7847c5b9c93a7cfe71c90bea006","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"research","topics":[{"id":"research","evidence":"ealth priority.\n\nWhere is the comprehensive, independent, long-term research demonstrating that a lifetime of continuous wireless exposure is"},{"id":"children","evidence":"th; disclose uncertainties honestly; protect children and other potentially vulnerable populations; and ensure that public health policy is never dictated by corpo"}],"summary":"Calls for independent long-term research, honest uncertainty disclosure and protection of children, emphasizing prevention over commercial incentives.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T23:54:32Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"b5fbfa5c91b029f86c20be4b729fedea198770cb9193525628f3f53729eae276","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["research","children"],"primary_topic":"research","forum_title":"Calls for independent long-term research, honest uncertainty disclosure and protection of children, empha…"}