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About one-third of Princeton University students given a vaccine to combat a meningitis B outbreak on campus in 2013 didn't show signs of protection against the infection eight weeks later

Seropositivity of Meningitis B Vaccine Lower Than Expected

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One in three students didn't get immunity against outbreak strain after two doses
An experimental drug spurred substantial weight loss in patients with proopiomelanocortin deficiency

Drug Shows Promise for Genetic Proopiomelanocortin Deficiency

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After 10 months of daily treatment, one patient lost 112 lbs; another lost 45 lbs in three months
For women initiating osteoporosis treatment

Osteoporosis Treatment-Linked Changes in BMD ID Fracture Risk

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Treatment-related increases in total hip bone mineral density linked to reduced fracture risk
Medicare per capita spending was much higher for beneficiaries who died during 2014 than for those who survived the entire year

Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors

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Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
Mobilization of peripheral CD34+ stem cells may be beneficial for patients with angina pectoris

Peripheral CD34+ Stem Cells Beneficial in Angina

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Angina frequency significantly lower after intravenous CD34+ cells at week four
Women who undergo in vitro fertilization are not at increased risk of breast cancer

IVF Treatment Does Not Appear to Increase Breast Cancer Risk

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Women who had seven or more IVF cycles had lower risk for breast cancer
More American teens have diabetes or prediabetes than previously thought

Diabetes Rates for U.S. Teens Higher Than Previously Reported

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Most young people unaware they have diabetes, prediabetes
Florida health officials are investigating what could be the first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in the continental United States.

Possible Local Transmission of Zika Virus in Florida

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If confirmed, it would be first case of local spread of the virus in continental U.S.
Elevation in the serum proinsulin-to-C-peptide ratio is associated with progression to type 1 diabetes

Proinsulin-to-C-Peptide Ratio Linked to Progression to T1DM

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Elevation in PI:C ratio linked to progression to type 1 diabetes, especially among children ≤10 years
Among women presenting with a chief complaint of abnormal uterine bleeding

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Can Signal Hematologic Cancer

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New-onset bleeding plus thrombocytopenia or pancytopenia should be referred