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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
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
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
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
For children with arterial ischemic stroke

Hyperglycemia Tied to Outcomes in Pediatric Stroke

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Infarct volume, hyperglycemia linked to poor neurological outcome in arterial ischemic stroke
An updated clinical guideline adds two new types of drugs to the list of treatment options for heart failure. The updated guideline was published online May 20 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Two New Drugs Added to Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guideline

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Heart groups issue updated guideline for the treatment of heart failure
In a sign that the opioid epidemic might be waning

Opioid Prescriptions Drop for First Time in Two Decades

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Several health data companies report a 12 to 18 percent drop in prescriptions since 2012
Clinicians ask and counsel their patients about firearms less often than recommended

Clinicians Should Ask, Counsel About Firearms

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Barriers to asking include clinician unfamiliarity about firearms, concerns about patient relationship
Every school should have at least one full-time registered nurse

AAP Recommends at Least One Full-Time Nurse in Every School

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Children's health needs are increasingly complex, requiring more time and expert care
Taking aspirin immediately after a transient ischemic attack significantly reduces the risk of a major stroke

Major Stroke May Be Prevented by Taking Aspirin After TIA

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Researchers find risk is reduced by as much as 80 percent