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  • New urine test may spot autism risk in children ages two to 11, study finds
    on May 27, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    A simple urine test may help identify children at risk for autism sooner than current assessments—opening the door for earlier diagnosis and treatment, and better long-term outcomes for children who do have autism spectrum disorder.

  • Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth
    on May 27, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal mortality—the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth—is not a rare tragedy. Globally, the maternal mortality rate is unacceptably high—about 260,000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2023. In the U.S., it is also an ongoing crisis.

  • Blacks, Hispanics and Asians use asthma inhalers less than whites, study finds
    on May 27, 2026 at 4:20 pm

    Despite guidelines recommending daily controller inhalers as the best treatment for asthma, new UCLA-led research finds that Blacks, Hispanics and Asians use them less than whites, suggesting that socioeconomic factors and lack of access to specialty care are at the root of this gap.

  • Simple blood test could lead to personalized lung cancer treatment
    on May 27, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    A single blood test could help doctors predict how lung cancer patients will respond to treatment before therapy begins, researchers have found. University of Queensland-led research focused on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of the disease, and showed how analyzing proteins in a blood sample could support earlier and better-informed treatment decisions.

  • New studies describe how immune modulation can effectively combat Valley Fever
    on May 27, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Valley Fever, technically known as Coccidioidomycosis, is a dust-borne fungal infection that occurs in dry regions like the southwestern US and is proliferating in California and Arizona. California alone spends $1 billion a year on treatment.