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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issues new breast cancer screening guidance
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued new guidance on breast cancer screening and called for mammography every two years for women ages 50-74. For women ages 40-49, the Task Force recommends informed, individualized decision-making based on a woman’s values, preferences, and health history.
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Zika infections: Obtain perspective on impact of virus and how to offer effective contraception to women
Zika infections are viral infections spread from an infected person by a mosquito called the Aedes aegypti mosquito. For the Zika infection to gain a foothold in an area of the world, it must be an area that sustains Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which is the case for all countries in our hemisphere, except for Canada, which is too cold, and Chile, which is too cold and too dry.
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Sexual transmission of Zika virus possible: Will it impact virus spread?
News of the rapid spread of the Zika virus through 18 Latin American countries and the Caribbean has captured headlines. The World Health Organization predicts that the virus could affect more than 4 million people in the Americas in 2016 alone.
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CMS Cracks Down on Unethical Practices
New rule roots out questionable parties and reduces Medicare fraud. -
The Vitals - March 2016
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New guidance on ethics of charity dental clinics
Informed consent and lack of access to necessary follow-up care are two ethical concerns with charity clinics offering free dental care, according to a white paper from the American Dental Association.
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Telemedicine sees rapid growth
Almost all major healthcare systems are adopting some form of telehealth, and it is rapidly becoming a standard of care, says David A. Fleming, MD, MA, MACP, director of University of Missouri’s Center for Health Ethics in Columbia.
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Ebola outbreak brought unprecedented ethical challenges
Sangeeta Lamba, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine and surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, says Ebola was one of the biggest systemwide ethical challenges she’s seen in her career. “Nothing has challenged us more in emergency medicine, in the ethical realm, than Ebola,” she says.
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Complex consent process is “mired in ethical problems”
Is a prospective research participant struggling to comprehend a lengthy form on the risks and benefits of the study? “A complex consent process is mired in ethical problems,” says Linda Aldoory, PhD, an associate professor of communication at the University of Maryland in College Park.
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Are opioid ‘pain agreements’ on solid ethical ground?
Failure to prescribe opioid analgesics in a manner that reflects “pharmacovigilance” can expose a physician not only to charges of unprofessional practice, but in extreme cases, even criminal prosecution, warns Ben A. Rich, JD, PhD, emeritus professor of internal medicine (Bioethics) at UC Davis School of Medicine. Malpractice lawsuits alleging the physician’s prescribing led to drug-addicted patients are another concern.