Searching for the why behind rising autism rate
Editor’s Note: Catherine Lord is the director of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at N.Y.-Presbyterian Hospital and its affiliated medical schools, Columbia University College of Physicians and…
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
CNN — The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in large part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax…
RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season
CNN — The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the country – especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known…
Rate of babies born preterm in US climbs to 10.5%, March of Dimes report says
CNN — The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. On Tuesday, the organization released its…