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The manufacturer of a feminine hygiene product is exploring potential use of the device as a disposable diaphragm and carrier for a microbicidal gel to deliver protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including AIDS and HIV.
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What is your facility doing to reach out with HIV prevention messages to the Latino community? Know this: While Latinos represent approximately 14% of the U.S. population, they account for almost one-fifth (19%) of the 40,000 new HIV infections estimated to occur in the United States each year.
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In your care of HIV-infected patients, are you including information about what they can do to prevent transmitting the virus to others?
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Expect to see more insurance coverage of a recently released cervical cancer screening test now that it has been included in just-published practice guidelines issued by the Washington, DC-based American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).1
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When a patient discusses possible switches in birth control, what contraceptive options can you offer her?
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The next patient in your office is a nervous 23-year-old newlywed. While she was given a prescription for oral contraceptives (OCs) at her last visit, she admits she has not been diligent in taking them. A lab test confirms she is two months into her pregnancy.
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State agencies often are involved in programs so large and complex that it can be difficult to see the benefits for residents. But occasionally they are able to work with simple and straightforward programs that have an obvious positive impact on peoples lives and should benefit the state budget in the long-term. One example is the partnership between the New Mexico Department of Healths Women, Infants, and Children program and Fresh Baby, a start-up company founded to teach women to make their own baby food.
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With no consensus on the causes of malpractice insurance problems or their cure, many patients covered by state health programs such as Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program may have a tough time obtaining needed health care.