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Adding family coaching to GP care worked for child obesity
A randomized trial across 41 US primary care practices gave 730 children either enhanced usual care or that plus family behavioral treatment. The families who got the coaching saw more than double the reduction in relative weight.
Aug 3, 2026
Autism diagnoses rose only in women and girls after 2020
Tracking 171,134 patients in a US health system, JAMA Network Open found male autism diagnoses flat or falling while female rates climbed 19% a year.
Aug 1, 2026
Australia banned under-16s from social media. Most kept using it.
Three months after the world's first national minimum age law took effect, a BMJ study found more than 85% of under-16s were still on the restricted platforms.
Aug 1, 2026
Schools that kept a health class had less teen substance use
A JAMA Network Open study of 1.9 million California student surveys found schools sustaining a standalone health course had lower reported vaping, drinking and drug use.
Jul 29, 2026