Empirically, this is not true. Not all mothers have prenatal care. Some get infected between testing in the first trimester and delivery. In some cases, the test is overlooked. If a child is infected at birth, they have a 95% chance of becoming chronically infected UNLESS, they

🚨 New NAEP scores were released today and they are a disaster. 12th grade, plus 8th grade science. 🚨 The headline: “High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992” Here is a thread 🧵 of the early reports:

NYT: “The NAEP test results indicate ‘a stark decline’ in performance, said Matthew Soldner, the acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, the arm of the federal Education Department that administers the tests.” nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/…

WSJ: “Students who were already struggling tended to fall further behind, creating an even wider gap between the top and bottom. Girls’ scores, on average, dropped faster than boys’. Both trends have shown up on other assessments” wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Not just the “worst reading scores since 1992” but the worst on record. The test only goes back to 1992!

If you read one thing today, make it this by Roland Fryer on education. Link below. "The tragedy is that we already know what works. High-dosage tutoring, extended learning time, relentless use of data and feedback, and refusing to accept the soft bigotry of low

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It's that time again! The AAP Neonatal Journal Club webinar series is beginning this week with the MoCHA trial, joined by caffeine experts Dr. Wally Carlo and Dr. Barbara Schmidt. Thursday September 18th, at 3:00 pm EST. Register here: uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #neotwitter Evidence-Based Neo

Big week! Honored to be inducted as an NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow (ANEF) & to celebrate nursing science at the NINR 40th Anniversary. Grateful for colleagues, students & mentors who make this work possible. #NLNSummit25 GW School of Nursing

IAOTY 2024 Finalist 🏆 Another top contender: Is treating large PDA early in preterm infants beneficial? Article: buff.ly/vsk5kek Commentary: buff.ly/wXavE6J Has this impacted your practice?

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APA Statement on White House Announcement on Autism ow.ly/BJfF50X0zCh

The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning. They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then: No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism AND Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”

1) The largest, best study ever done showed NO link between Tylenol & Autism 2) Autism diagnoses up 4x in last decade, while Tylenol use was even 3) Even IF a small causal link, this is a waste of resources relative to looking at other more likely/ larger causes- and solutions

9.22.25 830 pm ET CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper w/ Professor-Vaccine Scientist-Author, Dr Peter Hotez MD PHD Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) CNN Chief Medical Analyst Dr. Sanjay Gupta Focus: Trump saying that Tylenol should not be taken as it presents the risk of autism to pregnant moms' children

As a neonatologist and researcher, my entire career has focused on studying medication use in pregnancy ... in particular opioids. Yesterday's press conference not only lacked evidence, but also context. For years in the US, opioids were prescribed for pain in pregnancy. At

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