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Geriatric Consultation Improves Care, Outcomes for Elderly Trauma Patients
Find out how providing an early geriatric consult can make a significant difference.
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What Not to Wear Varies by Physician Specialty, Patient Background
In the eyes of some patients, clothes make the doctor.
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New HPV vaccine covers 9 types of HPV
Get ready to include a new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at your facility. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gardasil 9 from Kenilworth, NJ-based Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co.
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Some groups continue to bear disproportionate burden of STIs
While the latest national surveillance data show signs of progress in reducing chlamydia and gonorrhea among young people ages 15-24, the numbers and rates of reported cases of these two diseases continue to be highest in this group compared to other age groups.1
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Health plan brings weight management to members in the community
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP) is expanding its Weigh 2 Be weight-management program in hopes of reducing the rise in preventable diseases caused by obesity.
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Monday's Media Caseload: Anti-Vaxers, Superbugs, and a Bitter Pill
Here are a few summaries of healthcare stories that appeared recently, including some industry context from America's Bitter Pill by Steven Brill.
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Research focuses on health implications tied to PCOS
Women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face an elevated risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, mental health conditions, reproductive disorders, and cancer of the lining of the uterus. -
More emphasis needed on vaccination for HPV — What is your approach?
A new analysis of national data indicates about half of girls in the United States receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the recommended age. -
Remind all women about importance of folic acid
While fortifying grain foods with the B vitamin folic acid has saved about 1,300 babies every year from being born with serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube defects (NTDs), women of reproductive age still should be counseled to take a multivitamin with folic acid every day. -
Scientists eye impact of expedited partner therapy
Results of a public health intervention promoting the use of free expedited partner therapy (EPT) indicate it substantially increased use of the medicine and might have cut rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea infection.