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Consensus statements have been developed for cochlear implantation among adults with sensorineural hearing loss; the systematic review and accompanying consensus statements were published online Aug. 27 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Consensus Statements Issued for Adult Cochlear Implantation

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20 statements relate to awareness of implantation, effectiveness of implantation, outcomes
Exposure to maternal polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with increased risk of a range of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in offspring

Neuropsychiatric Disorders Up in Offspring of Mothers With PCOS

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Exposure to maternal polycystic ovary syndrome tied to higher risk for neurodevelopmental disorders
Six percent of health care personnel caring for patients with COVID-19 have positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies

SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies for 6 Percent of Frontline Health Care Personnel

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Seroprevalence lower for HCP who reported always wearing a face covering while caring for patients

August 2020 Briefing – Family Practice

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for August 2020. This roundup includes the...
The flexible free school meals program that provided food to children during the summer will be extended at least through the fall

Flexible School Meals Program Extended by USDA

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Program will be extended at least through the fall to keep millions of children fed amid the COVID-19 pandemic
A Foster Farms chicken processing plant in Livingston

California Chicken Plant Closes After 8 Employees Die From COVID-19

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Along with deep cleaning of the plant, all 1,400 people at the facility will be tested for COVID-19
Having a nonpsychotic mental disorder in adolescence is associated with increased risk of subsequent myocardial infarction

Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder in Teens Linked to Later MI Risk

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Stress resilience and lifestyle factors partially attenuate the association, but it remains significant
A considerable proportion of children with confirmed COVID-19 remain asymptomatic

More Than 20 Percent of Children With COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic

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SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detected for a mean of 14.1 days among children who are asymptomatic
For patients with heart failure

In-Hospital Heart Failure Deaths Down With Routine Vaccinations

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Patients with heart failure receiving flu, pneumonia vaccinations have lower in-hospital mortality
The addition of lung-specific risk factors into fracture risk assessment tools may more accurately predict hip fracture risk in smokers

Lung-Specific Risk Factors Linked to Hip Fracture in Smokers

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Authors say incorporating lung-specific risk factors would improve hip fracture risk prediction models