May 11, 2026

Health, Social Needs Tied to Absences

National survey data suggest overlapping chronic health and social needs are associated with higher rates of illness-related missed school days among US children.

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May 08, 2026

Fabricated Citations Are Reaching Medical Journals

A large audit of biomedical publications suggests fabricated references are increasingly appearing in peer-reviewed papers — often in ways that are difficult for reviewers and readers to detect.

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May 01, 2026

Top 10 States for Physician-Owned Hospitals

These 10 states make it more practical for physicians to participate in hospital ownership by aligning statutory structure, corporate practice of medicine rules, and population trends.

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April 23, 2026

Autism Diagnosis Is Expanding — At a Cost

Autism may be overdiagnosed — and, Liao and Fombonne argue, that children with the greatest needs may be paying the price.

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April 23, 2026

Water Fluoridation Study Finds No Evidence of Cognitive Harm

New PNAS study using Wisconsin cohort data finds no negative association between community water fluoridation and adolescent IQ or cognitive performance across the life course.

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April 17, 2026

AI Scribes Lag Clinicians on Note Quality

A VHA study across 11 vendors finds AI-generated primary care notes score lower than clinician-written notes, with the largest deficits in thoroughness, organization, and usefulness

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April 16, 2026

Mandatory Training Modules Deserve a Harder Look

A JAMA Viewpoint argues that 4 million physician-hours spent on compliance modules each year warrants institutional reassessment.

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October 15, 2024

First U.S. Dental Practice Certified as Autism Center

The first dental practice in the U.S. to be designated as a Certified Autism Center, PDS Foundation’s Dentists for Special Needs in Phoenix, Arizona, prioritizes delivering family-friendly dental care tailored to patients of all ages with disabilities.

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April 28, 2025

One Third Report HPPD After Psychedelics

Delusional ideation was found to be reduced one month after psychedelic use, researchers reported in a prospective cohort of 654 participants.

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May 09, 2025

Hand Movements Reveal Autism's Kinematic Signature

Machine learning algorithms can distinguish between patients with and without autism by analyzing finger movements during grasping tasks.

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