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...They're caused by the treatment itself: chemotherapy damages developing organs, radiation alters growing tissue, surgery removes or disrupts normal anatomy. The younger your child was at treatment, the more vulnerable their developing systems were to permanent change. The term "late effect" doesn't mean...

...viral on Reddit this week. Ten million views in hours, 10,000 upvotes, and a comment section that spent most of its energy asking questions about his anatomy. If you've been in the disability space for any length of time, you know exactly how that goes. The man in the video is a three-time Guinness World...

...Modern technology, however, is fast revolutionizing this space, enabling clinicians to make more accurate diagnoses, even in patients with non-standard anatomy such as those with special needs. Medical imaging techniques such as 4D flow dynamic MRI offer detailed evaluations of cardiac function and are invaluable...

...answer about whether autism is caused by genetics or by environmental influences," said Kristina Aldridge, lead author and assistant professor of anatomy in the MU School of Medicine and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. "If we can identify when these facial changes occur,...

...viral on Reddit this week. Ten million views in hours, 10,000 upvotes, and a comment section that spent most of its energy asking questions about his anatomy. If you've been in the disability space for any length of time, you know exactly how that goes. The man in the video is a three-time Guinness World...

...when your 15-year-old expresses interest in someone, you're rushing foundational concepts that should have been building for years. Start using real anatomical terms for body parts when your child is young. No cutesy nicknames. Penis, vulva, breasts. This gives your child the language to name what's happening...