Maternal Infection and Autism, Intellectual Disability Links Examined
Associations attenuated in sibling analysis indicating that the links were not causal
Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative
President likened JFK's space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50 percent in the next 25 years
First U.S. Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the patient had been hospitalized and had a severely weakened immune system
Lower-Opportunity Neighborhoods Tied to More Pediatric ED Visits
Findings seen for visits overall and visits of lower resource intensity
Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance
Variance seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care
City Soda Taxes Do Not Cut Overall Sugar Intake
Following Philadelphia soda tax, increases were seen in purchases of sugary foods
New 988 Suicide Hotline Sees Increase in Calls for Help
Lifeline call center received a total of 361,140 calls, chats, and texts last month
New York Declares Emergency After Finding More Spread of Poliovirus
Emergency declaration will allow EMS workers, midwives, and pharmacists to administer polio vaccine
Second Person in U.S. Dies After Monkeypox Diagnosis
An estimated 18 people have died around the world in this monkeypox outbreak
COVID-19 Diagnosed in 0.1 Percent of Neonates
Only 7/100,000 have severe infection; respiratory support more likely to be required by those with severe infection