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Summary: Featuring articles on canakinumab for atherosclerotic disease, bivalirudin vs. heparin in myocardial infarction, weight and other outcomes 12 years after gastric bypass, and genetic associations with gestation and preterm birth; review articles on food allergy and on thrombophilia testing; a case report of a woman with pain and swelling in the right hand and ankles; and Perspective articles on tuberculosis elimination in the United States, on a nicotine-focused framework for public health, and on the fate of FDA postapproval studies.