How the holidays could be affecting your medical care
[Excerpt] The holiday the researchers focus on is not Christmas or Hanukkah. It's Halloween. Specifically, the study looks at whether doctors are more likely to diagnose kids with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when they see them on October 31st. But, still, there are lessons from this study that can apply to any holiday, or really, any day in general.
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