This is both an exciting and challenging time to be a child and adolescent psychiatrist. New findings from basic science, genetics, and imaging are changing… Read More
Autism is demanding increased attention by professional and lay audiences; prevalence seems to be increasing. There are differing opinions about… Read More
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A large and comprehensive study recently performed in Korea has produced a surprising and disturbing result. The rate of autism is reported to be an... More »
A new study using functional MRI shows the right and left hemispheres of the brain don’t communicate well in patients with an autistic condition. More »
'What They Should Really Teach in Medical School' Julie Schopps, MD , February 6, 2012 The North Carolina-based pediatrician weighs in on why she thinks the real learning doesn't take place until students are out of the classroom.
Improve EHR Systems by Rethinking Medical Billing Daniel Essin, MA, MD, February 6, 2012 Separating billing-related data from other clinical documentation and transmitting it to a billing system is not difficult …no matter how the charting is done.