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Half as many infants and preschoolers in the United States are dying from abusive head trauma as in 2009

CDC: Fatal Abusive Head Trauma Among Children Down in the U.S.

Deaths of children under age 5 dropped an average 13 percent annually between 2009 and 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever buprenorphine implant to treat opioid dependence

FDA Approves Probuphine Implant for Opioid Dependence

New form of treatment designed to last six months
For patients with type 2 diabetes with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels <2.0 mmol/L

Higher HDL-C Linked to Cardiac Risk With LDL-C <2.0 mmol/L

Increased risk for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality for patients with type 2 diabetes
Uninsurance rates have decreased since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act

Remaining Uninsured May Be Difficult to Reach Via ACA

Reaching the remaining uninsured may be difficult due to lack of Medicaid expansion on the state level
To optimize postpartum care

ACOG Provides Guidance on Optimizing Postpartum Care

Patient and her ob-gyn should formulate a postpartum care plan during antenatal care
Investigators describe a strategy for development of a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent. Their research was published online May 19 in Nature Communications.

ISG15 Deficiency Linked to Antiviral Immunity in Humans

In contrast to Isg15-deficient mice, deficient patients have no enhanced susceptibility to viruses
Proton pump inhibitors increase the risk of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced small bowel injury

PPI Use Ups NSAID-Induced Small Bowel Injury

Increased risk of small bowel injury for healthy participants treated with celecoxib + PPI
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Prednisone Use Linked to Increased Risk of Mortality in RA

Risk attenuated when patients are treated with combination of prednisone and methotrexate
High mechanical index impulses from a diagnostic ultrasound transducer during intravenous microbubble infusion can prevent microvascular obstruction in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

HMI Impulses From Ultrasound Transducer Beneficial in STEMI

Prevention of microvascular obstruction with high mechanical index impulses plus PCI
Triptorelin plus norethisterone does not prevent chemotherapy-induced premature ovarian failure in young patients with lymphoma

Triptorelin Doesn’t Prevent Chemo-Induced Ovarian Failure

Findings based on long-term follow-up of young patients with lymphoma