May 11, 2026

Health, Social Needs Tied to Absences

National survey data suggest overlapping chronic health and social needs are associated with higher rates of illness-related missed school days among US children.

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May 08, 2026

Fabricated Citations Are Reaching Medical Journals

A large audit of biomedical publications suggests fabricated references are increasingly appearing in peer-reviewed papers — often in ways that are difficult for reviewers and readers to detect.

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April 23, 2026

Autism Diagnosis Is Expanding — At a Cost

Autism may be overdiagnosed — and, Liao and Fombonne argue, that children with the greatest needs may be paying the price.

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October 15, 2024

First U.S. Dental Practice Certified as Autism Center

The first dental practice in the U.S. to be designated as a Certified Autism Center, PDS Foundation’s Dentists for Special Needs in Phoenix, Arizona, prioritizes delivering family-friendly dental care tailored to patients of all ages with disabilities.

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May 23, 2024

ADHD Rates Climb: 7.1M U.S. Children Affected

A new study reveals that 11.4% of U.S. children have been diagnosed with ADHD.

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April 28, 2025

One Third Report HPPD After Psychedelics

Delusional ideation was found to be reduced one month after psychedelic use, researchers reported in a prospective cohort of 654 participants.

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May 09, 2025

Hand Movements Reveal Autism's Kinematic Signature

Machine learning algorithms can distinguish between patients with and without autism by analyzing finger movements during grasping tasks.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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June 06, 2024

Brain Changes Could Be Tied to Diet Quality, Study Suggests

Study finds that adherence to unhealthy diets is associated with changes in brain neurochemistry and structure.

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July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

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