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On Thursday, the CDC released new data showing that almost 15.5 million U.S. adults are living with ADHD. More than half of those individuals received their diagnosis in adulthood. (Jeremy Didier, 10/10)

My 6-year-old disabled son is up to four times more likely to die or be critically injured during a natural disaster than his nondisabled peers, according to the National Council on Disability. Our family could have easily lived this nightmare amid Hurricane Helene. (Beth Connor, 10/11)

The FDA recently rejected an application to use the psychedelic drug MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, citing study flaws and the potential for serious health risks after taking the drug — and it is that kind of rigorous review that ensures drugs given to patients are safe and effective and potential risks are known. (10/10)

I am now a primary care doctor, and during my training years, I took care of homeless people who arrived at the hospital’s doors for various reasons: a drug overdose, an infected wound, new unexplainable chest pain. These things also happened to people who were not homeless. (Max Jordan Nguemeni, 10/11)

I entered medical school absolutely certain of one thing: I didn’t want to be a psychiatrist like my father. (Jessi Gold, 10/11)

In the first four minutes of a recent video for his “Make America Healthy Again” campaign promoting Donald Trump for president, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presents a seemingly compelling case about how America’s toxin-laden food system harms us and, worse, our children, contributing to chronic and often fatal diseases. ... Then, much like other moments in RFK Jr.’s strange political trajectory — which has included peddling conspiracy theories on vaccines and other issues — his “MAHA” campaign plunges into outright falsehoods. (Christopher D. Cook, 10/11)