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Autism Rate Continues to Rise Among Children, C.D.C. Reports
While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.
Read MoreAutism Rates Hit Record High, CDC Data Show
(MedPage Today) -- U.S. autism rates reached a record high, with about one in 31 children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2022, new CDC data suggested.
Read MoreNKF Roundup: Phosphate Binder Barriers, OTC Pills and Stones, Bad Itching, and More
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- Some of the latest studies in the field of nephrology presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting focused on the impact of heat on kidney transp
Read MoreRFK Jr. Says the Medical System Has 'Perverse Incentives' for Doctors
(MedPage Today) -- HHS is trying to change the "perverse incentives" in the medical system, including the way doctors are paid, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.
Read MoreFormer USPSTF Members Ask HHS for Protection
(MedPage Today) -- Dozens of former chairs, members, and scientific directors of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Read MoreTranslating What Kennedy's Anti-Vax Allies Hear in His Response to Measles Outbreak
(MedPage Today) -- When the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Read MoreHearing Loss & Heart Failure; BP Drug Released From REMS; Fecal Transplants for PAH?
(MedPage Today) -- In a prospective cohort study, hearing loss was associated with incident heart failure, a relationship partly mediated by psychological distress.
Read MoreYour Father's Alzheimer's; Autism Gut-Brain Axis; New Parkinson's Genes Uncovered
(MedPage Today) -- Cognitively unimpaired people whose fathers had Alzheimer's disease had a stronger link between global amyloid-beta and tau deposition than those whose mothers had Alzheimer's, a c
Read MoreThe Monster We Made: Psychiatry, Stigma, and 'The Pitt'
(MedPage Today) -- "The Pitt," a medical drama set in a fictional Pittsburgh trauma center, captures the human connections forged in emergency medicine.
Read MoreThis Therapist Helped Clients Feel Better. It Was A.I.
In the first clinical trial of its kind, an A.I. chatbot eased mental health symptoms among participants. The technology may someday help solve the provider shortage.
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