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Early vocabulary size is genetically linked to ADHD, literacy, and cognition

Are genetic factors underlying children’s language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children’s early vocabulary size and later-life ADHD, literacy, and general cognition. These associations changed dynamically across the first three years of life. Both producing more words in infancy and understanding fewer words […]

Published on March 1, 2024

California Hospitals, Advocates Seek Stable Funding to Retain Behavioral Health Navigators

Health providers and addiction experts warn the funding structure is unstable for a California initiative that steers patients with substance use disorder into long-term treatment after they are discharged from emergency rooms, which has already led some critical employees to leave their jobs. Supporters of CA Bridge’s behavioral health navigator program, which launched in 2022, […]

Published on March 1, 2024

Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Occupational Therapists Change Lives. CMS Must Better Support Them. Occupational therapists are critical in helping patients adjust to new circumstances, empowering them with the tools they need to overcome barriers and […]

Published on February 29, 2024