June 30, 2025

Can Typos Change a Diagnosis?

Large language models used in clinical decision-making may offer different treatment recommendations depending on how a patient writes their message—even when the medical facts remain unchanged.

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June 25, 2025

Addictive Screen Use Patterns Tied to Suicide

A nationwide study found that high or increasing addictive use of social media, mobile phones, and video games was associated with a greater risk of suicidal behaviors, suicidal thoughts, and poor mental health outcomes.

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June 24, 2025

Dermatologists Show Lowest Turnover Intent of All Specialists

AMA data show only 19.9% of dermatologists plan to leave their current positions, compared with 40.6% of anesthesiologists.

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June 23, 2025

Long-Term Declines After Cooling Therapy: Study

A new study tracking children treated with therapeutic hypothermia after birth complications found that many developed motor, cognitive, or behavioral issues by age 10—despite appearing normal in early assessments.

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June 20, 2025

Retinal Changes Linked to Neurological Disease Progression

New research reviewed dozens of studies and revealed that visual dysfunction, including retinal changes, may serve as early signs of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases, offering a noninvasive pathway for earlier diagnosis and disease monitoring.

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June 10, 2025

Does Autism-Linked Cortical Noise Impair Sleep?

New research presented at SLEEP 2025 links increased auditory cortex excitability with poor sleep efficiency in children—especially those with autism spectrum disorder—offering insight into sensory-driven sleep disturbances.

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June 09, 2025

Does Autism Increase Parkinson Risk?

A cohort study of more than 2 million individuals found that autism spectrum disorder was associated with a more than fourfold increased risk of Parkinson disease before age 50 years, even after adjusting for psychiatric medication use and depression.

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June 05, 2025

Conservative Mental Health Study Faces Retraction

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology retracts study on conservatism and mental health, citing methodological flaws and biased language despite authors' objections.

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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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