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A claim that transmission of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus by people without symptoms is "very rare" was quickly reversed by the World Health Organization.

WHO Backpedals on Claim That Asymptomatic Transmission of New Coronavirus Is Rare

Agency states it was a 'misunderstanding' to say that transmission by people without symptoms is rare
Women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have increased risks for maternal and neonatal complications

Risk for Maternal, Neonatal Complications Increased With NAFLD

NAFLD linked to hypertensive complications, preterm birth, postpartum hemorrhage, possibly maternal death
The hazard of weaning is increased for infants exposed to in-hospital formula feeding

Weaning Occurs Earlier for Infants With In-Hospital Formula Feeding

2.5-fold increased hazard of weaning found after adjustment for medical indicators of supplementation
Among children undergoing preoperative screening

Preoperative COVID-19 Incidence <1 Percent in Pediatric Patients

Incidence of COVID-19 among children ranged from 0.22 to 2.65 percent at three U.S. children's hospitals
Vision and balance issues are common in younger children with concussion

Vision, Balance Issues Common With Pediatric Concussions

Visiovestibular clinical assessments often not performed in the emergency department setting
Screening for anxiety is recommended for women and adolescent girls

WPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls

Diagnostic accuracy moderate to high for screening for anxiety; CBT and antianxiety meds beneficial
Risk for newborn respiratory distress increases in a dose-response manner in association with maternal use of prenatal antidepressants

Newborn Respiratory Distress Up With Maternal Antidepressant Use

Moderate, high sustained prenatal antidepressant use associated with increased risk for preterm birth
A Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Kawasaki-Like Disease More Common in Children of African Ancestry

Kawasaki-like inflammatory syndrome temporally linked to SARS-CoV-2 marked by GI symptoms
A partnership that would bypass the drug industry to sell a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus has been formed by a laboratory at Imperial College London.

Partnership Would Bypass Drug Industry to Sell COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine could be sold without profits or licensing fees in Britain and low- and middle-income countries
An adverse childhood family environment is associated with cardiovascular disease incidence and all-cause mortality later in life

Adverse Childhood Environment Tied to Later Health Problems

Increased risk for all-cause mortality remained significant in fully adjusted model