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Survey results show use of LARC continues to rise
About 46% of participants in the 2015 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey say they have seen “dramatically more” women choosing long-acting reversible contraceptive methods such as the intrauterine device and contraceptive implant in the last year.
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Physicians Treating Shooting Victims: What Happens When Trouble Strikes Close to Home?
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New Medicare Dashboard Gives New Look at Prescription Drug Spending
The new Medicare Drug Spending Dashboard sheds light on Medicare prescribing costs in 2014.
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Clinical Workstations Can Harbor Dangerous Bacteria in ICUs
Here are some different sampling methods to uncover drug-resistant organisms near clinical work stations.
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Emergency Physicians Prescribe Few Opioids
Most other specialties, including primary care providers, are more likely than emergency physicians to write scripts for the drugs.
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Repeat PSAs Help Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies
A new Canadian study suggests you repeat the test before doing anything else.
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ED General Surgery Plagued by High Readmission Rates
Here is what researchers uncovered about how we got into this.
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Busiest EDs Lag Behind in Instituting Crowding Solutions
The busiest EDs have put the most interventions in place to relieve overcrowding, but they still lag behind in adopting some of the proven measures.
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Most PCPs Take Medicare, Despite Demise of Bonus
It shouldn’t make much difference in availability of care, however, because so many accept Medicare already.
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Electronic Cigarette and Nicotine Toxicity
MONOGRAPH: The majority of electronic cigarette users are still smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to vaping.