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More women may be moving toward use of the contraceptive vaginal ring, implant, and intrauterine device (IUD), but combined oral contraceptives (OCs) continue to lead as a top birth control choice.
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For the past decade, subscribers to Contraceptive Technology Update have been asked questions about their prescribing practices. The question "In the past year, how many IUDs have you personally inserted?"
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Group B streptococcal (GBS) disease is the leading cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis (within the first week of life) in the United States.
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In this study, 2,499 hiv-seronegative men or transgender females who have sex with men (MSM) were randomized to daily TDF/FTC vs. placebo in a multicenter, controlled trial with clinical sites in North America, Latin America, Thailand, and Africa.
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I was asked earlier this week to see a patient with candidemia. The patient had severe cirrhosis and had previously had placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for control of complications of portal hypertension.
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In 1854, london was rocked by a cholera epidemic that killed approximately 10,000 people. Using what are now considered classical epidemiological methods, Dr. John Snow traced the source of at least 500 of the infections to a single water pump at Broad Street, validating his theory that cholera was a water-borne disease 29 years before the etiologic agent was discovered by Robert Koch; removing the pump handle stopped the outbreak in that area.
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In this issue: Rivaroxaban may be dabigatran's first competitor; a new way to measure non-adherence to medication therapy; FDA Actions.