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Community Health Workers Can Help Minority Kids Access ADHD Care
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — Community health workers could help extend care to more minority children with ADHD, a new pilot study says. Parents of kids with ADHD said they were more likely to consider m...
Brain Map Explains Phantom Limb Pain, Hints At Improved Prosthetics
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — “Phantom limb” pain has been a curious aftereffect of amputation, with people experiencing false sensations from a hand, arm or leg that is no longer there. Researchers now thi...
Community Health Workers Can Help Minority Kids Access ADHD Care
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — Community health workers could help extend care to more minority children with ADHD, a new pilot study says. Parents of kids with ADHD said they were more likely to consider m...
Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency Over Infant Deaths
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade. In 2024, the state had 9.7 infant deaths for every 1...
Over 32,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled Over False USDA Inspection Labels
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 — More than 32,000 pounds of meat are being recalled nationwide because they were sold with a false USDA mark of inspection, federal officials announced. The recall involves p...
Apitegromab Improves Motor Function in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 – For patients with nonambulatory type 2 or type 3 spinal muscular atrophy, apitegromab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits myostatin activation, improves motor function...
Discordance Seen Between Care Goals, Treatment Intent in Advanced Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 – More patients with advanced cancer report that their treatment discordantly focuses on longevity over comfort than patients with other illnesses, according to a study...
AAP Updates Screening Guidance for Child Mental Health, Behavioral Problems
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 – In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Aug. 25 in Pediatrics, updated recommendations are presented for the screening,...
FDA Clears OTC Signos Glucose Monitoring System for Weight Management
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Signos Glucose Monitoring System, an over-the-counter glucose monitoring system for weight management. Signos integrates...
Remotely Delivered Behavioral Intervention Reduces Systolic BP Variation
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 – A remotely delivered behavioral intervention can reduce variability in systolic blood pressure, expressed as the coefficient of variation (BPCoV), according to a study...
Analysis Helps Vets Predict Dog Health Problems
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 — Vets might be able to predict the diseases a dog will face in the future, based on their current ailments, a new study says. Analysis of more than 26,000 dogs showed that some ...
New Data Examines Health Spending Among Children With Autism
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 — Families with a child receiving treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incur almost 10 times more in health care costs than those of other children, including those d...
Ambient Documentation Technology Helps to Reduce Clinician Burnout
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – An ambient documentation technology (ADT), which develops artificial intelligence-drafted clinical notes from clinician-patient conversations, reduces burnout and improves...
Novel Biomarker Risk Prediction Models Examined in Chronic Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – For adults with nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD), risk prediction models incorporating novel biomarkers show comparable discrimination to established risk factors,...
Sensitive Personalities Tied to More Mental Health Conditions
FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 – People with sensitive personalities are more prone to common mental health problems such as agoraphobia and avoidant personality disorder, according to a systematic review...