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Red Flags That a Patient is a Victim of Trafficking
Victims of trafficking potentially could meet any healthcare professional, including case managers.
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Human Trafficking is a Problem for Case Managers and All HCWs
Many U.S. healthcare professionals have met or treated a trafficking victim at some point in their careers, but they may not have recognized the signs.
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Foreign Bodies of the Head and Neck
MONOGRAPH: Diagnosing and managing ear, nose, and throat foreign bodies with discussion separated by location.
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Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals and Female Reproductive Disorders
The endocrine-disrupting chemicals diphenyl-dichloroethene and phthalates appear to contribute substantially to the incidence of the most common reproductive disorders in women, endometriosis and fibroids, and lead to total costs of 1.5 billion euros in the European Union.
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Still Highly Effective: LNG IUS 52 mg at 7 Years
Data from a large randomized study conducted by the World Health Organization demonstrate that pregnancy rates do not increase after year five, and support the continued use of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system 52 mg for contraception through seven years.
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Infection Risk with Same-day Testing and IUD Insertion
In this prospective trial of same-day chlamydia/gonorrhea testing with intrauterine device insertion among 1,714 women, the risk of subsequent pelvic infection was extremely low (0.2%) over two years of follow-up.
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Prolonged Second Stage of Labor
A recent randomized clinical trial has shown that using a more liberal threshold for second stage labors in nulliparous patients with and without epidural can result in a major decrease in the need for cesarean sections.
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NIOSH injury data will be unveiled at AOHP conference
NIOSH will hold a “town hall” meeting to answer questions about healthcare worker injuries as part of the annual meeting of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare in Myrtle Beach, SC, Sept. 7-10, 2016.
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NIOSH warns of counterfeit N95s
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health is alerting employee health professionals about a counterfeit N95 respirator on the market.
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Healthcare workers infected, transmit Group A Strep
A large and persistent outbreak of Group A Streptococcus in a nursing home was spread in part by infected and colonized healthcare workers, underscoring the importance of reporting symptoms, seeking treatment, practicing rigorous infection control, and not working sick.