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For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

A-Fib Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing PCI

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Condition is linked to post-procedural bleeding, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, in-hospital mortality
Resources should be increased to promote use of medication-assisted treatment of opioid addicted adolescents and young adults

Medication-Assisted Treatment Underused in Teen Opioid Addicts

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Resources should be increased to improve access to medication-assisted tx of opioid use disorders
Many cases of life-threatening sepsis could be recognized and treated long before they cause severe illness or death

CDC Urges Prevention, Early Recognition of Sepsis

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Know the signs of extreme response to infection; consider it a medical emergency
A quick genetic test might one day help doctors determine within hours whether an infant's fever is from a virus or a serious bacterial infection

Genetics May Help Identify Infection in Febrile Infants

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Goal is to distinguish between bacterial, viral illness, researchers say
Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing in the United States due in large part to government regulations

Steep Rise in U.S. Drug Prices Tied to Patent Monopolies

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Letting Medicare and Medicaid negotiate pricing would likely help bring costs down, researchers say
Children and adolescents who suffer even mild traumatic brain injury are more likely to have serious issues later on

Even Mild TBI in Childhood Can Have Long-Term Adverse Effects

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Early head trauma linked to psychiatric, financial issues as adults, researchers find
Repeated treatments with antibiotics have been linked to the development of type 1 diabetes in mice

Repeated Antibiotic Use in Children May Contribute to T1DM

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Findings in mice; whether link applies to humans isn't clear
Children and teens should consume no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugars a day

Children Shouldn’t Consume More Than 6 Tsp of Added Sugars a Day

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New guidelines aim to help improve children's overall diet, health
An updated Committee Opinion urges providers of assisted reproductive technology to do everything possible to reduce the likelihood of a multifetal pregnancy. The report is published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Success, Safety Up for ART With Elective Single Embryo Transfer

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Risks are much higher in multifetal gestations, but are also seen for singletons achieved with ART
For patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

Donor Fecal Microbiota Transplant Effective for C. difficile Infection

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Donor stool safe, more efficacious than autologous transplantation in preventing C. difficile