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\begin{align}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{\binom{2n+1}{n+1}}{2^{2n+1}\,(n+x+1)}&= \int_0^1\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{\binom{2n+2}{n+1}y^{n+x}}{2^{2n+2}}\,{\rm d}y\\&=\int_0^1 y^{x-1}\big((1-y)^{-1/2}-1\big){\rm d}y\\&=B\left(x,\frac12\right)-\frac1x\end{align} and the rest follows from the properties of beta function.

Max Alekseyev
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