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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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