Health Communication in the Age of Instant Misinformation—From Press Conference to Prescription

• by Michael L. Barnett, Jeremy Samuel Faust

• June 11, 2026

Maternal Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Infant Outcomes

• by Catherine Psaras, Rita H. Ryu, Rebecca Baer, Kristin Palmsten, Lori Kroh, Jeanne Townsend, Jaime Barea, Jerasimos Ballas, Gretchen Bandoli

• May 27, 2026

Fertility Issues May Be Linked to Autism

In a nationwide US cohort, parental subfecundity was associated with higher odds of autism spectrum disorder and modest increases in behavioral symptoms, while in vitro fertilization showed no statistically significant associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 19, 2026

• 3 min

Pediatric neurologist Dr. John Gaitanis to lead NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

• August 21, 2026