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  "id": 9177691,
  "title": "Rare Congenital TORCH Infections Tied to Greater Autism Risk in Kids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/rare-congenital-torch-infections-tied-to-greater-autism-risk-in-kids",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:45:46.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/generalinfectiousdisease/123104"
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  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- A collection of rare infections passed from mothers to fetuses raised the risk of autism or intellectual disability in offspring, according to a Swedish population-based cohort study. Among nearly 3.7 million children born in...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Rare infections during pregnancy linked to higher risk of severe intellectual disability and autism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/rare-infections-during-pregnancy-linked-to-higher-risk-of-severe",
        "published": "2026-09-22T06:27:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}