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The Education Department discontinued more than $1 billion in grant funding created after mass shootings to address mental health resources at K-12 schools. By Ben Brasch May 1, 2025 at 1:53 p.m. EDT The Washington Post A school psychologist greets an elementary school student in Alexandria, Virginia, in August 2023. (Craig Hudson/For The Washington Post)... read more
Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover. By Chloe W. Shakin The New York Times Chloe Shakin interviewed nearly a dozen individuals with BFRBs, and experts who specialize in their treatment, for this article. Sarah Redzikowski tilted her head and leaned closer... read more
A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life. Credit...Lucy Jones By Nina Agrawal April 23, 2025 – The New York Times New research has identified 17 overlapping factors that affect your risk of stroke, dementia and late-life depression, suggesting that a number of lifestyle changes could simultaneously lower... read more
Autism cases are increasing globally, but its causes are difficult to specify. April 23, 2025 - The Washington Post By Richard Sima Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to discover the cause of autism by September, saying the “autism epidemic is running rampant.” While cases are on the rise — often because... read more
Every Doctor Faces This Dilemma
April 20, 2025 – The New York Times Credit...Chris W. Kim By Daniela J. Lamas Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. My patient’s son took me aside late one evening to share a request. I braced myself. My patient had been intubated... read more
When They Don't Recognize You Anymore
People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential crisis,” one expert said. Credit...Jen Hsieh By Paula Span April 20, 2025 – The New York Times It happened more than a decade ago, but the moment remains with her. Sara Stewart was talking at the... read more
Some people with ADHD, autism and other neurodiverse conditions say returning to the office full time limits their chances of success. April 19, 2025 – The Washington Post By Danielle Abril For years, Ashley Palardy didn’t understand why she was completely drained after a day at the office. Her exhaustion and anxiety would get so bad that... read more
An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications. . By Teddy Rosenbluth and Rebecca Robbins April 18, 2025 – New York Times A federal prosecutor has sent letters to at least three medical journals accusing them of... read more
People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remarks in a news conference Wednesday have sparked an outraged reaction among many autistic people and their families. Credit...Pete Kiehart for The New York Times By Maggie Astor, Azeen Ghorayshi and Dani Blum April 18, 2025 – New York... read more
The DOJ sent a letter to the journal Chest questioning its editorial policies. The letter has sparked free-speech concerns among scientists and First Amendment experts. April 18, 2025 – The Washington Post By Mark Johnson Amid brewing conflict between scientists and the administration of President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent... read more