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Children who are deaf or hard of hearing who are enrolled in early intervention (EI) by 6 months of age are more likely to be ready for kindergarten than those who enter EI later

Early Intervention Has Lasting Benefit for Deaf Children

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Children who were deaf/hard of hearing who entered EI early more likely to be ready for kindergarten
Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes is associated with an increased cardiovascular disease risk and risk factors in offspring up to age 35 years

Exposure to Maternal Gestational Diabetes Tied to Higher CVD Risk

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Increased risk for cardiovascular disease observed in offspring for up to 35 years of follow-up
Infants born to mothers testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 do not have a higher frequency of adverse outcomes than those born to mothers testing negative

Infants of COVID-19-Infected Mothers Doing Well in Short Term

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No differences seen in rates of preterm birth, NICU admission, respiratory disease with infection
During 2018

Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals 247 Percent of Medicare

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Relative prices average 231, 267 percent of what Medicare would pay for inpatient, outpatient services
The presence of a brain-eating amoeba in its drinking water has led the city of Lake Jackson

Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Tap Water of Lake Jackson, Texas

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Infection can occur when Naegleria fowleri-contaminated water enters body through the nose
Several pupillary light reflex metrics are increased for adolescents with concussion versus healthy controls

Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics May ID Sports Concussion in Teens

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Eight of nine metrics significantly greater among athletes with concussion versus healthy controls
Routine vaccination with a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is recommended for adolescents aged 11 to 12 years with a booster at age 16 years

ACIP Provides Recommendations on Meningococcal Vaccination

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Vaccination with MenACWY recommended for adolescents aged 11 to 12 years with booster at 16 years
Certain people are at higher risk for health problems from mercury-containing amalgam dental fillings and should avoid them if possible

FDA: Mercury Risk Means Certain People Should Not Get Amalgam Dental Fillings

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Recommendation was issued after a review of research, monitoring reports, and public discussions
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Sept. 21 to 25

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

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Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
There is great variation in the treatment of mental illness in adolescents

Teens’ Mental Illness Treatment May Not Follow Guidelines

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Variance in treatment occurs within and across ZIP codes, suggesting non-supply-side variables