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Joint Attention-Based AI System Helps Detect Autism

Deep learning system has good predictive performance for ASD versus typical development

Perceived Clinician Knowledge of Transgender People Tied to Self-Rated Health

Transgender respondents who believe their clinician has lower knowledge about transgender care report higher psychological distress

FDA Approves Extended-Release Injection for Opioid Use Disorder

Extended-release injection available in lower doses to be administered in health care settings by health care providers

Social Vulnerability Tied to Higher Assault-Related Firearm Death Rates for Youth

Despite burden among socially vulnerable youth, states with restrictive gun laws have lower rates of assault-related firearm deaths

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial

Device would be surgically implanted into patients' brains, with the idea that it would connect with computers to decode brain activity

Multiple Concussions in Youth Tied to Variety of Greater Symptoms

Findings seen compared with student athletes aged 12 to 22 years with just one prior head injury

Bipolar Disorder, Unipolar Depression Up With Cannabis Use Disorder

Higher risk for psychotic versus nonpsychotic subtypes of bipolar disorder seen in association with CUD

2017 to 2022 Saw Increase in Seizures of Illicit Ketamine

Number of seizures increased from 55 in 2017 to 247 in 2022; total weight of ketamine increased from 57.8 to 703.3 kg

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change

Methadone dispensing up after 2020 without displacing use of buprenorphine

Study Looks at Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Diagnoses During Pandemic

Prevalence of eating disorders more than doubled during pandemic in 13- to 18-year-old girls, with similar trend, but lower prevalence, in boys