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Deidre McPhillips
Verified
Health Data Editor, CNN
Philadelphia
Beats
public health,media portrayals of health & medicine health care, medicine medical tv shows, media ethics health policy, health
US politics, nature, medical, law, and nature.
Content
By Deidre McPhillips Verified| WKBT-TV (La Crosse, WI) Verified (CNN) — A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition. About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to the CDC report published Tuesday. Rates varied widely by gender, race and geographic area.
By Deidre McPhillips Verified, Jen Christensen Verified| WKBT-TV (La Crosse, WI) Verified (CNN) — Depression is becoming more common among adults and adolescents in the United States, but most are not getting therapy to help, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 1 in 8 people ages 12 and up in the US have been depressed in recent years, according to data published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Depression prevalence has nearly doubled, from 7.3% in 2015-16 to more than 13% in 2021-23.
By Deidre McPhillips Verified| WKBT-TV (La Crosse, WI) Verified (CNN) — A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition. About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to the CDC report published Tuesday. Rates varied widely by gender, race and geographic area.
Company Info
CNN
CNN Business is the business news division of CNN, which was founded in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news channel. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Business provides extensive coverage of global financial markets, economic trends, corporate news, technology, and personal finance. The platform offers a range of content formats, including real-time news articles, video segments, live broadcasts, market data, and financial analysis tools. It also features special reports on significant economic events and corporate developments. CNN Business serves individual investors, business professionals, and general audiences by delivering reliable and timely information to support informed financial decisions and understanding of market dynamics.
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