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Study finds delayed response to active controversy linking autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy

Most public health institutions failed to respond in a timely way to misinformation on social media that falsely claimed that acetaminophen during pregnancy is linked to autism, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition.

5 Oct 2026

Tracking health misinformation helps pediatricians provide targeted patient education

Pediatric clinicians can learn useful information by tracking the health misinformation that their patients encounter, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition Oct. 2-6, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center.

5 Oct 2026

Osteopathic treatment safely improves head shape in infants with plagiocephaly

Physicians used osteopathic manipulative treatment to effectively improve the head shape of babies who developed a flattened spot on the back or side of their head, a condition called positional plagiocephaly (PP), according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego Oct. 2-6.

5 Oct 2026

Electric- or gas-powered bikes pose higher trauma risk for children than pedal bicycles

Children and teens who ride electric- or gas-powered bikes are at higher risk of trauma or death when involved in collisions as compared to those riding pedal-assisted bicycles, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego Oct. 2-6.

5 Oct 2026

NCCN introduces first-ever evidence-based guidelines for pediatric bone sarcoma

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) published the first-ever edition of NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Pediatric Bone Sarcoma.

1 Oct 2026

New fluorescent paper strips make vitamin B12 testing simpler

Measuring vitamin B12 in food usually means bringing the sample to the laboratory. A new fluorescent sensor could help move part of that process onto something much simpler: a paper strip or cotton swab.

1 Oct 2026

New trial tests if diet can reduce bipolar depression symptoms

A clinical trial is set to test whether diet could help reduce depressive symptoms in people with bipolar disorder, comparing a high fat, low carbohydrate diet with standard NHS healthy eating advice.

1 Oct 2026

Label-free microfluidic chip and AI identify blood-borne tumor cells

Finding a few tumor cells hidden among billions of blood cells is one of the biggest challenges in liquid biopsy.

30 Sep 2026

AtlasPlex™ brings custom 5-plex IHC on FFPE tissue into a single day

Atlas Antibodies has launched AtlasPlex™, a new ready-to-use multiplex immunohistochemistry kit. It lets researchers build their own 3- or 5-plex panels from more than 17,000 IHC-validated antibodies covering over 12,000 human genes.

From Atlas Antibodies AB 30 Sep 2026

Annenberg poll reveals confusion over RFK Jr. vaccine recommendations

The number of measles cases in the United States is at the highest level in decades, attributed to a decrease in vaccination against measles.

29 Sep 2026

New proclamation highlights respiratory health awareness across Phoenix, Arizona

At the request of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), the City of Phoenix and Mayor Kate Gallego officially proclaimed October 18, 2026, as Love Your Lungs Day for Phoenix, Arizona.

29 Sep 2026

Simulations reveal how changing enzyme shapes affect molecular recognition

Enzymes are often described as molecular machines that recognize and process specific molecules. However, they are not rigid structures. Their shapes can change, and these changes can affect how molecules enter, interact with, and remain within their active sites.

29 Sep 2026

Five-session SBRT preserves quality of life before pancreatic cancer surgery

Patients preparing for pancreatic cancer surgery maintained better physical function and experienced less fatigue with five treatments of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) than with 28 treatments of conventional radiation therapy given with chemotherapy, according to a randomized phase 2 clinical trial.

28 Sep 2026

Five-treatment radiation provides excellent long-term prostate cancer control

Five-treatment stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provided excellent long-term cancer control with fewer urinary and sexual side effects than surgery in the first randomized trial to directly compare the treatments for localized prostate cancer.

28 Sep 2026

Focused radiosurgery extends survival for small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases

Patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that had spread to the brain lived a median of 17 months after focused stereotactic radiosurgery, compared with nine months after an advanced form of whole brain radiation therapy, an unexpected secondary finding from the first randomized phase 3 trial to compare the treatment approaches in this population.

28 Sep 2026

Millions of Americans live in counties without a general surgeon

More than 15 million Americans live in one of the 1,180 US counties with no general surgeon, and 951 counties have no surgeon in any of 12 surgical specialties, according to a new national analysis announced today at the ACS Clinical Congress 2026 in Washington, D.C., and simultaneously published today in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

28 Sep 2026