West Virginia to launch nation’s first autism registry
West Virginia will begin Jan 1 reporting of autism cases to a state registry at Marshall University. Health care providers must report patient name diagnosis and related data, including physicians outside WV, in a bid to track autism prevalence. The effort aims to clarify true incidence as school data show a rise in autism among youths.
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Autism Training Center
United States
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Autism Society of America
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
California
Polio survivor Hewitt served on Arizona and West Virginia
Barringer recounts Jack Hewitt a Bramwell native who contracted polio before World War II. He served as ensign, fought in gunnery and engine rooms, then as a communications and finance officer. He later delivered secret mail to Manila, played tennis with James Roosevelt, then faced polio isolation and a long return voyage to San Francisco. Hewitt’s twin ship service on the Arizona and West Virginia framed a remarkable wartime life.
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West Virginia University
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Philadelphia
California
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Roosevelt
Academy
Warm Springs
Jay Barringer
John and
Susan Hewitt
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Severe flu season looms with potential high toll says CDC
CDC experts warn this could be a harsher season with deaths possibly exceeding the 36,000 average. Sydney and Fujian strains raise severity, hospital shortages and vaccine mismatches prompt urgent responses across regions. Authorities urge vaccination and rapid testing while noting fears of a future pandemic.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Keiji Fukuda
Fukuda
Sydney
Tim Uyeki
CDC
Fujian
Tory
Hong Kong
United States
U.S
Colorado
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