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Many American Children Chronically Absent from School Are Sick and Disabled

by Rishma Parpia
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A report released in March 2024 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that millions of American children ...

11 Cases of Polio-like Paralysis Confirmed Before Onset of AFM “Season”

by TVR Staff
a young girl in a wheelchair
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on July 9, 2019 that it had confirmed 11 cases of ...

Autism Affecting Up to 1 in 36 Children in America

by Marco Cáceres
boy on floor
In April 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report estimating the prevalence of autism spectrum ...

Polio-like Guillain-Barré Syndrome on the Rise in Peru

by TVR Staff
woman walking in Peru
The government of Peru declared a 90-day health emergency earlier this month following an outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) that ...

Patients Minus Appendix at Greater Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

by Rishma Parpia
surgery
Story Highlights Findings from a new study suggest that removing the appendix is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s ...

How Quickly AFM Has Been Overshadowed by Measles

by Marco Cáceres
little boy hiding under bed
With all the attention to being given by the media and state legislatures to measles these days, it easy to ...

Experimental Nexvax2 Vaccine for Celiac Disease on FDA Fast-Track for Approval

by Kate Raines
I'll skip the wheat and gluten
Story Highlights A new, experimental vaccine against celiac disease has been granted fast-track status by the FDA, indicating a perceived ...

Minnesota Establishes Autism Council

by TVR Staff
autistic boy staring out the window
In October 2018, the Minnesota State Senate established a working group called the Minnesota Autism Council to provide guidance on ...

The Growing Number of Special Education Students in America

by Rishma Parpia
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Public school teachers in Los Angeles, California went on strike last month to demand better conditions for students in their ...

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