# Healthcare

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## [About the Healthcare category](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/about-the-healthcare-category/15705)

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**Author:** [@forumControlSystem](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/forumControlSystem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 10:54am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/about-the-healthcare-category/15705 "2020-11-10T10:54:00Z")

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Discussion on healthcare and PCT.

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## [Rapid diagnosis of autism](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/rapid-diagnosis-of-autism/16156)

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**Author:** [@bnhpct](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/bnhpct)\
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**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/rapid-diagnosis-of-autism/16156 "2025-02-06T14:50:52Z")

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Childhood autism is difficult to distinguish from ADHD, which commonly co-occurs with it, and often difficult to diagnose as distinct from neurotypical development. A quick video game session invites the child to imitat…

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## [New Hypothesis for Parkinson's Disease Questions the Recommended Treatment](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/new-hypothesis-for-parkinsons-disease-questions-the-recommended-treatment/16120)

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**Author:** [@Abbott](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/Abbott)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 2:04am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/new-hypothesis-for-parkinsons-disease-questions-the-recommended-treatment/16120 "2024-08-06T02:04:06Z")

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Dr. Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein presents evidence that the standard treatment to alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (L-dopa) may be doing more harm than good in the long run. According to the standard view, deaths …

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## [PCT and Older Adults](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/pct-and-older-adults/142)

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**Author:** [@richardhpfau](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/richardhpfau)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/pct-and-older-adults/142 "2020-01-16T15:00:18Z")

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\[Richard Pfau (2019.11.25 18:00 EST)\] Are there any articles or papers relating PCT to the lives of older adults? If you are aware of any, please let me know. I have come across some articles dealing with control and e…