{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4737","number":"4737","name":"Margot DesBois","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","body":"10/20/2026\nU.S. Department of Health and Human Services\nRequest for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure\nDocket: HHS-OASH-2026-0397\n\nDear Secretary Kennedy and HHS staff,\n\nThank you for your interest in receiving information from the public on the health harms of man-made electromagnetic fields (EMFs), particularly radiofrequency (RF) and wireless radiation.\n\nI experience firsthand, every day, how exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from Man’s electronic technologies diminishes health, while reducing exposure improves health.  I am highly reactive to this radiation, and I respond to exposure with both debilitating acute symptoms and exacerbation of chronic conditions.\n\nSince I first learned that exposure to this unnatural radiation was contributing to my own illness several years ago, I have been personally investigating the biological and health effects of man-made EMR.\n\nI have integrated my research into the existing science on EMFs and health, along with my own personal perspective, into a paper, which has been published online by several health and health freedom organizations.  While not strictly an academic paper, it includes references to scientific literature, including peer-reviewed research, government reports, clinical observations, academic publications, scholarly articles, and books.\n\nI have attached my paper, entitled “When Light Turns to Darkness: Electromagnetic Radiation and Health: Are Our Wireless Technologies Harming Us?”\n\nThis paper and the resources to which it directs readers address each of the categories of information that HHS is seeking in this RFI: public experiences and reported potential adverse health effects, exposure standards and risk assessment, measuring human exposure and public health surveillance, existing evidence, federal research priorities, and additional information.  \n\nUltimately, I believe that we do not need the government to fund or conduct more research.  Enough research already exists definitively demonstrating the health harms of man-made EMFs.  All we have to do is listen to the suppressed and silenced voices who have been sounding the alarm for decades.  When we do, it becomes abundantly clear: Now is the time to pause, roll back, phase out, and end our use of these destructive radiating technologies.\n\nThank you for reading and considering my submission.\n\nSincerely,\n\nMargot DesBois\n","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4737/attachment_1.pdf"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4737","tags":["health-experiences","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"d27cc9e4aece4708c65e20906a4d9e005b46f58ea27aaca436f200d79de5e026","slug":"health-experiences-comment-4737","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4737","body_sha256":"f89f6f8b917e398112153d97ac4f2f462ad27fe6aeee79291de3665380a467fb","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"h, while reducing exposure improves health.  I am highly reactive to this radiation, and I respond to exposure with both debilitating acute symptoms"},{"id":"research","evidence":"overnment to fund or conduct more research.  Enough research already exists definitively demonstrating the health harms of man-made EMFs.  A"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"becomes abundantly clear: Now is the time to pause, roll back, phase out, and end our use of these destructive radiating technologies.\n\nT"}],"summary":"The commenter reports strong reactions to electromagnetic radiation, submits a research-based paper and argues that existing evidence warrants phasing out harmful technologies rather than additional studies.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"8eeccc12f84779dd9b6245265b9fe5f874cf49604dedc1990aff1c477ad30c32","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","research","standards"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"The commenter reports strong reactions to electromagnetic radiation, submits a research-based paper and a…"}