About The Study: During a press conference on September 22, 2025, President Trump and top health officials endorsed use of leucovorin, a generic drug formulated from folinic acid, for treatment of autism, and urged against acetaminophen use during pregnancy, stating concerns about its risk for development of autism in children. The White House announcement was associated with large increases in internet searches over the subsequent 2 weeks, including more than 1 million additional searches for leucovorin; nearly 81,000 additional purchasing interest searches for leucovorin, folinic acid, or folate; and more than 4 million additional searches for acetaminophen with pregnancy or autism.

About The Study: Among trial patients discharged after hospitalization for serious infections, remote monitoring did not increase time spent alive at home but reduced it in those 65 years and older. These findings support reevaluating and tailoring remote monitoring after acute care for sepsis and lower respiratory tract infection to support further alignment with patients’ needs and desire for personalized monitoring.

Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer wellbeing, with the strongest effects in early adolescence, according to new research.

As cases of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy continue to rise, Dr. Samantha Parker Kelleher, associate professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health, has received a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to examine the effects of postpartum hypertension on recurrent HDP and identify ways to decrease HDP rates among mothers, which range from 15-45 percent in the US.