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Autism Rate for American Children Now 1 in 33 and Likely Worse

by Marco Cáceres
autistic girl
Opinion | If you do a Google search for the current prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children in the United ...

Many American Children Chronically Absent from School Are Sick and Disabled

by Rishma Parpia
Many American Children Chronically Absent from School Are Sick and Disabled
A report released in March 2024 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that millions of ...

ADHD Rates Surge Among American Children

by Natasha Hobley and Barbara Loe Fisher
ADHD Rates Surge Among American Children
ADHD cases have risen at an alarming rate in the United States according to new data from the U.S. Centers ...

Autism Treatment Market Set to More Than Double by 2030

by Marco Cáceres
Autism Treatment Market Set to More Than Double by 2030
As the rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continue rising in the United States and around the world, so does ...

Increase in Cancer Rates in People Under 50 Linked to “Accelerated Aging”

by Amber Baker
Increase in Cancer Rates in People Under 50 Linked to “Accelerated Aging”
Accelerated biological aging may be to blame for rising cancer rates in young people, new research from the Washington University ...

Antidepressant Prescriptions for Young Females Dramatically Increased During COVID Pandemic

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
Antidepressant Prescriptions for Young Females Dramatically Increased During COVID Pandemic
A study recently published in the journal Pediatrics found that antidepressant use in young people 12-25 years old rose 64 ...

Pancreatic Cancer Increasing More in Young Women Than Men in the U.S. and U.K.

by Rishma Parpia
Pancreatic Cancer Increasing More in Young Women Than Men in the U.S. and U.K.
Data from Cancer Research U.K. (CRUK) showed that, since the 1990s, the rates of pancreatic cancer have significantly risen by ...

Laxative Drug MiraLAX Side Effect Reports Include Brain Dysfunction in Children

by Natasha Hobley
Laxative Drug MiraLAX Side Effect Reports Include Brain Dysfunction in Children
In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded a grant of nearly $325,000 to the Children’s Hospital of ...

One in Four New Jersey Teens With Autism May Be Undiagnosed

by Rishma Parpia
One in Four New Jersey Teens With Autism May Be Undiagnosed
A 2023 study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders found that despite advances in screening and diagnosis ...

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