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Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: 'Do I have ADHD?'

Jan. 27, 2025 09:29 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Allison Burk's teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led to an unexpected discovery: The teen had ADHD, and Burk did too. During her...

J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6 billion deal, delving further into central nervous system disorders

Jan. 13, 2025 10:35 AM EST

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to delve further into the treatment of central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies. The health care giant said Monday that it will pay $132 in cash for each share of Intra-Cellular. That represents a...

Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to "rescue" maternal health care system

Dec. 03, 2024 15:32 PM EST

Twenty five years ago, the Texas Legislature passed a sweeping set of reforms to resuscitate the state’s collapsing rural health care system. Now, health care providers, advocates and local leaders are proposing similarly aggressive action to pull the rural maternity care system...