Deidre McPhillips

1 week ago | wdsu.com | Deidre McPhillips

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among U.S. children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition. About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to the CDC report published Tuesday. Rates varied widely by gender, race and geographic area.

1 week ago | cnn.com | Deidre McPhillips |Jen Christensen

CNN  —  Depression is becoming more common among adults and adolescents in the United States, but most are not getting therapy to help, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 1 in 8 people ages 12 and up in the US have been depressed in recent years, according to data published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Depression prevalence has nearly doubled, from 7.3% in 2015-16 to more than 13% in 2021-23.

1 week ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | Deidre McPhillips

¿Cómo identificar el autismo? 05:08 - Fuente: CNN ¿Cómo identificar el autismo? 05:08 CNN  —  Un nuevo estudio de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, en inglés) muestra que la tasa de diagnóstico de autismo ha aumentado entre los niños estadounidenses, continuando una tendencia a largo plazo que los expertos atribuyen en gran medida a una mejor comprensión y evaluación de la condición.

1 week ago | cnn.com | Deidre McPhillips

CNN  —  A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition. About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to the CDC report that published Tuesday. Rates varied widely by gender, race and geographic area.

1 week ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Deidre McPhillips |Jen Christensen |Nadia Kounang

Towana Looney is brought into the operating room for her xenotransplant surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City on November 25. - Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone HealthA genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week.