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  • Study links petrochemical plants in Louisiana to premature and low-weight births

    Study links petrochemical plants in Louisiana to premature and low-weight births

    Apr 16, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... going to tell you, let's start looking vaccines. We have had an explosion of vaccines in the last 20, 30 years. Now you have autism. Is there a connection there? I don't know. There's a lot of people who think they are. William Brangham: There's a ...

  • Renowned journalist and NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil dies at 93

    Renowned journalist and NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil dies at 93

    Apr 12, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    ... to make documentaries, including the 2007 PBS series "America at a Crossroads" about the war on terror and a 2011 series for the "NewsHour" titled "Autism Now," a very personal project that included the story of his grandson, Nick. In 1997, Robin became an American citizen and wrote of the ...

  • Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93

    Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93

    Apr 12, 2024 06:29 PM EST

    ... also continued to make documentaries, including the 2007 PBS series, “America at a Crossroads,” about the war on terror, and a 2011 NewsHour series titled “Autism Now,” a very personal project that included the story of his grandson, Nick. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and ...

  • Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Here’s why misinformation about the vaccine persists today

    Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Here’s why misinformation about the vaccine persists today

    Feb 23, 2024 01:56 PM EST

    ... hard-won gains. In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published a study in the journal Lancet that claimed a thoroughly debunked connection between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism. The study ignited a media firestorm, despite being founded on misleading research and unethical practices, and fueled celebrity-fronted, anti-vaccine campaigns.

  • The unique challenges of dating and finding love while living with disabilities

    The unique challenges of dating and finding love while living with disabilities

    Feb 10, 2024 10:30 PM EST

    ... kicked in once I brought the cane and took it out. Stephanie Sy (voice-over): Russell Lehmann says telling dates that he is on the autism spectrum can quickly end the conversation. Russell Lehmann: Once they found out I was autistic, they just unmatched me. And so I think a ...

  • Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations as measles cases surge

    Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations as measles cases surge

    Jan 22, 2024 11:58 PM EST

    ... urged people to consult trusted sources. Officials said intense media coverage in the late 1990s about the now discredited claim linking the MMR vaccine to autism led to a drop in vaccinations and took many years to recover from. More recently, declines in vaccination uptake were exacerbated partly by the ...

  • Millions of Americans lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era policies end

    Millions of Americans lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era policies end

    Jan 22, 2024 11:54 PM EST

    ... they need ongoing medication and treatment. And particularly for kids, this can mean losing access to needed medications to control ADHD or to help with autism or diabetes. And so losing Medicaid coverage, even if it may be for a short period while someone is trying to get reenrolled, can ...

  • The stars of 'How to Dance in Ohio' on exploring connections among autistic adults

    The stars of 'How to Dance in Ohio' on exploring connections among autistic adults

    Jan 05, 2024 11:20 PM EST

    For composer Jacob Yandura, himself from Ohio and with a younger sibling with autism, turning it into a musical was deeply personal. Jacob Yandura, Composer: My sister Maria has been a part of this for -- since the beginning. I mean, she was the first person I told about, like, there ...

  • Gypsy Rose Blanchard released on parole years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother, released on parole

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard released on parole years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother, released on parole

    Dec 28, 2023 04:35 PM EST

    ... with her and so obsessed with her that he would do anything,” Godejohn’s trial attorney Dewayne Perry argued in court, saying his client has autism and was manipulated. Prosecutors, however, argued that he was motivated by sex and a desire to be with Gypsy Blanchard, whom he met on ...

  • Most U.S.-funded community projects in Gaza have been left unharmed, but at least 5 are damaged are destroyed

    Most U.S.-funded community projects in Gaza have been left unharmed, but at least 5 are damaged are destroyed

    Dec 22, 2023 07:04 PM EST

    ... appear to have been damaged or destroyed in recent days, according to Maxar images from Dec. 20. The Right to Live Society for children with autism and Down syndrome and the Abilities Enhancement Center for Jabalia Rehabilitation Society supporting disabled children were built with $28,000 and $177,000 in ...

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