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The incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has risen substantially. This rise has sparked widespread public concern regarding the causes and prevention of the condition. The prevalence of ASD among children aged six to 11 years was 3 per 10,000 in 1991-1992 which increased to 52 per 10,000 in 2001-2002 [1]. Understandably, parents of children with the condition are often angry, feeling guilt, searching for causes, and asking themselves, "Why has this happened?" Many parents blamed themselves, claiming that the problem may be due to dangerous behavior during pregnancy, advanced age at conception, or a genetic element. A narrative that blames an external aspect, on the contrary, appears to be more comfortable; vaccines were the ideal target for their rage and frustration [2]. Wakefield et al. [3] published a report in 1998 describing 12 cases of widespread developmental slowdown linked to gastrointestinal (GI) system symptoms and developmental delay, a fair amount of...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2022) — At the University of Kentucky, we put the health and wellness of our students first. It is important for students to be familiar with our resources on campus that will help keep them healthy and safe. University Health Service has been an integral part in creating a stable health care system for students and employees on UK's campus. With the addition of Epic as UK HealthCare's new hospital software, there is a new signup process for new and returning students. You must log in to your MyChart account before you are able to make an appointment at UHS. How to sign up for MyChart: UK HealthCare MyChart gives you online access to your electronic health record. With MyChart, you can view all your UK HealthCare health information in one place. See your medications, immunizations, test results, appointments and more. Access MyChart • On your computer, go to ukhealthcare.com/ mychart to learn about MyChart. Or access the login ...

In global health, the focus put on fighting individual diseases has had enormous impact, yet many of the most stubborn challenges we continue to face are shared across disease areas. Whether it's accelerating the development of new vaccines, forecasting the global health challenges of tomorrow, or preparing for epidemics, we must work beyond the scope of one disease area and create durable public goods whose benefits permeate global health. Vaccines are among the most powerful tools used in combating diseases. Yet despite substantial scientific advances and investment, bringing vaccines to market affordably and reliably remains a challenge. Promising candidates can fail late in development, and existing vaccines can face supply shortages, resulting in wasted time, wasted investments, and missed opportunities to improve human health. The diseases of low-resource settings—whether they are entrenched, like malaria and HIV, or the next outbreak pathogen—are often some of the harde...

Attorney Lauren Alperstein, right, and Judge Andrea Gundersen By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Broward foreclosure Judge Andrea Gundersen is running for reelection with the motto "experience matters." Primary voters just have to figure out if her experience is good or bad. On Aug. 23 they'll decide whether they want Gundersen, 66, to continue presiding over Broward County residential mortgage foreclosures. They have the choice of replacing her with Lauren Alperstein, 38, a well-connected divorce and family lawyer from the prominent Boies Schiller Flexner law firm. Low-key, earnest and devoted to pro bono work, she's nothing like the scrappy, folksy Gundersen. Alperstein won the endorsement of the Sun Sentinel, Broward County's dominant newspaper, and of five past presidents of the Florida Bar. Gundersen has the police and teachers' unions, reliable vote-wranglers in Democratic Broward. Early voting begins Saturday....

Show Caption Hide Caption Dr. Fauci firmly believes COVID will never eradicated Dr. Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke to USA TODAY about the future of living with pandemics. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY Although a recent study from Pfizer showed its COVID-19 vaccine is effective at protecting children younger than 5, pediatricians are having a hard time persuading parents to vaccinate their youngest kids. The summer saw hospitalizations steadily climb in this age group, and health experts worry the trend will continue as children return to school and day care facilities. "We've seen a little uptick in hospitalizations across the board in children," said Dr. Kathryn Moffett, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at West Virginia University Medicine Children's Hospital. "The es...

Abstract Recently, whole-exome sequencing (WES) has been used for genetic diagnoses of patients who remain otherwise undiagnosed. WES was performed in 177 Japanese patients with undiagnosed conditions who were referred to the Tokai regional branch of the Initiative on Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (IRUD) (TOKAI-IRUD). This study included only patients who had not previously received genome-wide testing. Review meetings with specialists in various medical fields were held to evaluate the genetic diagnosis in each case, which was based on the guidelines of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. WES identified diagnostic single-nucleotide variants in 66 patients and copy number variants (CNVs) in 11 patients. Additionally, a patient was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome with a complex clinical phenotype upon detection of a paternally derived uniparental disomy (UPD) [upd(15)pat] wherein the patient carried a homozygous DUOX2 p.E520D variant in the UPD region. Functional an...