Rep. Sheila Klinker (D-Lafayette) is one of the bill's co-authors. She said SB 1201 is a step in the right direction in tackling chronic absenteeism. The Indiana House advanced a measure this week ...

As school districts rush to address a recent surge in chronic absenteeism, states have improved efforts to track and report on it . But many still lack clear definitions that would help to insure ...

Experts are sounding the alarm on chronic absenteeism and the serious obstacles it represents for U.S. students, but not only do most parents not consider it a high priority, they struggle to specify ...

Learn why acute pain can sometimes become chronic and how to reduce your risk.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been perceived mainly as a dangerous acute outbreak of infection that killed more than a million people in the United States and 7 million worldwide. 1,2 However, in the ...

A sweeping new definition of long COVID could help affected people get recognition of their condition and improve diagnosis and treatment. The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and ...