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The Zika virus may harm a infant's brain even if the mother is infected just before giving birth

Late-Pregnancy Zika Infection Can Still Affect Fetal Brain

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Second study finds Zika infection can be spread through organ transplants
Physicians are twice as likely to get the right diagnosis on the first try as 23 popular symptom-checking computer programs

Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs

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Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Children whose mothers used a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor during pregnancy may be more likely to develop speech and language disorders

SSRI Use During Pregnancy Tied to Speech Issues in Offspring

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No link found between SSRI use in pregnancy and risk of motor disorders, poor academic performance
A potential genetic link to a child's higher risk of acute otitis media has been identified

Gene Associated With Risk of Acute Otitis Media

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Finding could point to better treatments
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DEET to Protect Against Zika Appears Safe During Pregnancy

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Analysis of available evidence on the insecticide finds no cause for concern
Even partial steroid treatment before birth can improve survival odds for extremely premature infants and reduce their risk of certain birth defects

Even Partial Antenatal Steroid Treatment Benefits Preemies

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Fewer deaths, complications for extremely premature infants
Daily intranasal corticosteroids (INCS) are not superior to on-demand INCS or to antihistamine on demand for the treatment of pollen-related allergies in children

Daily Intranasal Steroid Tx Not Better for Allergy Relief

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Findings based on number of symptom-free days for daily versus as-needed treatment
Pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis have a different skin phenotype from that of adult patients

Unique Skin Phenotype for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

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Children have significantly higher induction of Th17-related cytokines and antimicrobials
The U.S. health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide based on a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy

U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide

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America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
Pregnancy behaviors and certain childbirth complications may influence a child's risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder

Range of Perinatal Factors May Raise Risk for OCD in Offspring

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Smoking, method of delivery, birth weight, low Apgar -- all appear to contibute to greater risk