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Next-generation sequencing may greatly improve a physician's ability to quickly diagnose rare genetic diseases in newborns

Next-Generation Sequencing Can ID Rare Diseases in Newborns

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Technique, performed in a hospital-based laboratory, offers timely results
Women planning to become pregnant should wait at least eight weeks before trying to conceive if they or their partner live in -- or are returning from -- areas where Zika virus infections are occurring

WHO Changes Advisory Regarding Sexual Transmission of Zika

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Women planning to conceive should now wait eight weeks if they or partner live in high Zika-risk areas
Recognizing the unique role of patients and their expertise within the physician-patient interaction can help to prevent non-adherence based on disagreement

Recognition of Patient Expertise Can Improve Adherence

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Recognizing patient expertise in treatment decision can prevent nonadherence based on disagreement
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
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
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
Researchers have identified immune genes that may affect mortality in patients with glioblastoma multiforme

Eight Immune Genes Identified As Playing a Role in Glioblastoma

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Discovery might eventually lead to better treatment for glioblastoma multiforme
Genetic analysis can improve diagnosis and management of intellectual developmental disorder and unexplained metabolic abnormalities

Genetic Analysis Offers Options for Some Developmental Delay

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Exome sequencing led to better treatments in four of 10 cases studied
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 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