{
  "id": 703449,
  "title": "Leucovorin prescriptions for children rise 46% after federal officials' autism claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/leucovorin-prescriptions-for-children-rise-46-after-federal-officials",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-leucovorin-prescriptions-children-federal-autism.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leucovorin prescriptions for children spiked after federal officials claimed the drug was an effective treatment for autism during a September 2025 press conference, according to a new Michigan Medicine-led study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}