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Teenagers Respond Well to a Sexual Health Texting Intervention
Sexually active women, ages 15 to 19 years, report higher rates of unintended pregnancy than other age groups. Women ages 15 to 24 years are at greater risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections. A text messaging intervention designed to engage adolescents could help them improve their reproductive health and prevent pregnancies, research shows.
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Title X Programs Could Expand into Primary Care Settings
Family planning services could reach more low-income and underserved communities if Title X services integrated family planning into primary care settings, according to recent research.
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Tactics Needed to Handle Potential State Bans on Emergency Contraception
Increasingly, states are considering bans on contraception, such as IUDs and emergency contraception, in their rush to increase reproductive health barriers in the post-Roe era.
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Abortion Restrictions Affect Women’s Mental Health
Increasingly, women are experiencing psychosocial issues because of state restrictions on abortion access, according to recent research. Financial pressure, waiting periods, gestational limits, and fear of stigma and judgment all contribute to psychosocial stress.
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Misoprostol Alone Is an Option for Self-Managed Abortion
Self-managed medication abortion with misoprostol alone can work well when mifepristone is unavailable because of state laws or other access obstacles, according to a recent study.
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Access to Mifepristone Still in Legal Limbo
A federal judge may block the use of the safe and effective abortion drug mifepristone after hearing a lawsuit by an anti-abortion organization. The group claimed the FDA had improperly approved mifepristone in 2000.
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New Solutions to Help Young Patients Who Present with Behavioral Health Crises
Behavioral health mobile teams, comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, experts in autism and developmental disabilities, nurses, social workers, and case managers, can support medical teams caring for patients in crisis.
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Novel Unit Accelerates Psychiatric Care, Keeps Patients Flowing
Some departments have designated space where patients with psychiatric emergencies will be taken as soon as they are medically cleared in the ED. Here, they will be evaluated promptly and treated by psychiatric specialists. This model has prevented boarding, opened more beds, made transfers smoother, and produced better outcomes.
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Is an EmPATH-Style Unit Right for Your ED?
When deliberating, remember the busy, noisy environment of the ED often makes symptoms worse for patients who have presented with psychiatric emergencies. Many EmPATH units consist of designated open spaces where patients are free to roam while under observation.
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Experts Detail Remaining Barriers to Facilitating Evidence-Based Treatment for OUD
A lack of universal education in medical school and residency programs might perpetuate a reluctance to engage, diagnose, treat, and appropriately refer patients with opioid use disorder. Silos that keep substance use treatment outside mainstream healthcare can limit the collaboration and streamlined referral processes needed between EDs and outpatient providers.