A healthcare professional calls for independent, reproducible research that measures actual exposure and …

HHS public comment #0366 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-09-22

#1A healthcare professional calls for independent, reproducible research that measures actual exposure and …by Jason Begalke » 2026-09-22
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A healthcare professional calls for independent, reproducible research that measures actual exposure and distinguishes hypotheses and biological effects from demonstrated health hazards.

  • Research & federal duties: As a healthcare professional, I strongly support HHS conducting a rigorous, independent, evidence-based review.
  • Children & vulnerable groups: We should study long-term exposure, children, occupational risks, and emerging technologies.
  • Occupational exposure: As a healthcare professional, I strongly support HHS conducting a rigorous, independent, evidence-based review.
  • Proposed biological mechanisms: We should examine actual exposure levels, frequencies, power densities, duration, modulation, cumulative exposure, and potential biological effects.

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SCIENCE SHOULD FOLLOW THE SIGNAL

We live in an electromagnetic universe. Every day, Earth receives signals from space, including radio waves from distant astronomical objects. We also use satellites, radar, telecommunications, Wi-Fi, and countless other technologies that rely on electromagnetic energy.

The answer to questions about electromagnetic fields (EMFs), radiofrequency (RF) radiation, and wireless exposure will not be found in fear, speculation, or political slogans. It will be found in good science.

As a healthcare professional, I strongly support HHS conducting a rigorous, independent, evidence-based review.

We should examine actual exposure levels, frequencies, power densities, duration, modulation, cumulative exposure, and potential biological effects. We should study long-term exposure, children, occupational risks, and emerging technologies. We should distinguish biological effects from demonstrated health hazards, correlation from causation, and plausible hypotheses from reproducible findings.

We should also acknowledge what remains uncertain.

Science does not dismiss legitimate questions. It investigates them. Science does not manufacture certainty. It measures, tests, replicates, and challenges.

We should not fear the signal. We should understand it.

I encourage researchers, physicians, engineers, and members of the public to submit credible evidence and clearly identified research gaps to HHS before the October 21, 2026, deadline.

The electromagnetic universe has been here far longer than we have. The least we can do is study it properly.

Respectfully,

Dr. J. Begalke

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