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Medicaid Pushes Forward on Family Planning
With the end of the Obama administration rapidly approaching, federal agencies have stepped up their efforts to finalize long-brewing regulations and guidance. CMS has been particularly active. In April 2016, the agency issued three documents that all have considerable importance for family planning services and providers under Medicaid.
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Data Suggest Hormonal Therapy Doesn’t Increase VTE Risk in Women on Anticoagulant Therapy
Women on anticoagulant therapy can take estrogen-containing contraception or hormone therapy without an increased risk of blood clots or uterine bleeding, findings from a recent study suggest.
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Update on Contraceptive Implant — What Family Planners Need to Know
The contraceptive implant Nexplanon (Merck, Whitehouse Station, NJ) offers top-tier effectiveness against unintended pregnancy. How can you identify appropriate candidates, present counseling tips on the contraceptive and noncontraceptive benefits, and recognize and treat side effects and rare complications?
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Success with Teen Pregnancy Rate, But There Is More Work Left to Do
Just-published data indicate that births among Hispanic and black teens have dropped by almost half since 2006, which mirrors a substantial national decline. Births to all American teenagers have dropped more than 40% within the past decade.
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First Baby with Zika Born in the United States
A woman with the Zika virus has given birth in New Jersey to a baby who is reported to have microcephaly.
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Try Acupuncture to Reduce Hot Flashes
Women now have a new option for easing the hot flashes and night sweats that often accompany menopause. -
Caring for Caregivers
Shorter hospital stays and fewer available services increasingly transfer the provision of care to patients and their families. -
Biotech Firm Seeks Emergency Approval of GMO Mosquito to Fight Zika
A British biotech company wants to deploy its genetically modified male Aedes aegypti to cut down the mosquito population -- and control the spread of Zika.
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The Silent Killer
New research suggests some may experience a heart attack but not know it.
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Do Physicians Get Incentives for Patients’ Donations?
Some institutions encourage physicians to solicit donations from grateful patients. A small minority of physicians report being offered financial incentives for doing so.