West Chase Residents' 5G Tower Concerns Grow Amid Federal Health Study Announcement

US Health Department to reinvestigate the effects of cellphone radiation

On January 15, 2026, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the department will be launching a study to reinvestigate cellphone radiation and its potential adverse health effects. Under the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, these studies have been sparked due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s (RFK

West Chase residents' 5G tower concerns grow amid federal health study announcement

A 5G cell tower disguised as a tree in a Westchase neighborhood has residents more worried than ever, especially after the federal government announced new studies on the health effects of cellphone radiation.David Duroure has been fighting the tower's installation for more than a year, but his concerns have intensified since the structure went up just weeks ago. The tower sits roughly 400 feet from his home, where his 95-year-old father-in-law …