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Shocking Video Shows Youth Softball Coach Attacking Opposing Coach
3+ week, 3+ day ago (321+ words) Softball coaches getting into arguments and disputes on the field is inevitable in the game. But when it becomes physical, and your eight-and-under team is watching, it's a whole different story." In a shocking video caught on the Game Changer…...
What Do Relatives Think About Electroconvulsive Therapy?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (512+ words) Updated April 22, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley I have previously discussed the responses of patients to our international survey on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), in relation to efficacy, 1 memory loss, 2 other adverse effects, 3 information given to patients and families, 4 the self-reported causes…...
De Santis administration gets pushback for its child health policies
1+ week, 3+ day ago (711+ words) The De Santis administration is getting pushback for its children's health care policies and its decision to remove tens of thousands of children from a subsidized health insurance program. During a Joint Legislative Budget Commission meeting held Friday, Medicaid Director…...
Equal Numbers of Males and Females with Autism by Age 20 | Neuroscience
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) By early adulthood, almost equal numbers of males and females are diagnosed with autism, found a new study published in the BMJ. The findings run contrary to previous thought, suggesting that boys are more affected by autism than girls. Rates…...
Autism diagnosis rates equalize between males and females
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but a study from Sweden published by'The BMJ'shows that autism may actually occur at comparable rates among male and female individuals. The results show a clear female…...
The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1114+ words) This is the home of NPR's health blog which ran from 2009-2025. For our current health coverage please visit the Health section. The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have…...
Measles vaccination to reach full coverage in a week: Health minister
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (305+ words) Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain today said all children in the country will be brought under measles vaccination coverage within the next week. He made the remarks while speaking at a programme held at the TB…...
Women have the same rates of autism as men " but get diagnosed less
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) A new study suggests autism diagnosis rates are "more or less equal for men and women, significantly challenging long-held assumptions about gender disparities. Previous understanding often cited a four-to-one ratio of men or boys to women or girls, a figure…...
Maternal psychological anxiety could harm a developing fetus
3+ week, 1+ day ago (225+ words) Researchers report that anxiety about radiation worsened birth outcomes after the Fukushima nuclear accident Credit: Associate Professor Rong Fu of Waseda University, Japan What motivated Fu to conduct this study? She explains, "Living and working in Japan, I witnessed firsthand…...
Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra's Daughter Nova Reflects on Sister Carly's Adoption
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (402+ words) Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra are giving their daughter, Novalee, the opportunity to speak about her older sister, Carly. Lowell, 33, and Baltierra, 34, appeared on MTV's 16 and Pregnant in 2009 and allowed cameras to document their decision to place Carly…...