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

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

Opinion | If you do a Google search for the current prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children in the United States, you will likely come across the rate of 1 in 36. That’s the rate that was confirmed by an analysis published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) epidemiological […]

Many American Children Chronically Absent from School Are Sick and Disabled

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 American children experienced chronic absenteeism from school due to an injury, illness and/or disability.1 Many states define chronic absenteeism as missing 10 percent of school days (or around 18 days) during a school year. The […]

ADHD Rates Surge Among American Children

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 for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of 2022, one in nine children had been diagnosed with ADHD—an increase of 5.4 million diagnoses since 2016.1 2 ADHD is formally known as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Researchers analyzed […]

Autism Treatment Market Set to More Than Double by 2030

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 the market for treating the immune and brain dysfunction associated with the neurological and developmental disorder that affects one in 36 eight-year-old children in the U.S., with one in six suffering with a developmental disability. […]

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

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 School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri suggests. The new research, recently presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, shows an alarming increase in early-onset cancer, the […]

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