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The Challenges of Reproductive Health Equity in the 2020s
The reversal of Roe v. Wade and the COVID-19 pandemic — both of which have had a disproportionate impact on Black, indigenous, and people of color — have added to a reproductive health crisis in the United States. Contraceptive Technology Update asked Cherisse Scott, chief executive officer and founder of SisterReach, to discuss the challenges and possible solutions, such as a patient-led model or framework.
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Providers Should Educate Patients About HPV and Oral Healthcare
In decades past, cancers of the oropharynx were primarily caused by tobacco and alcohol use. But now, an estimated 70% of oropharyngeal cancers are caused by HPV infection, according to the CDC.
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CDC Tries Less Rigid Approach to Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
Agency underscores voluntary nature of its recommendations, highlights new science and collaboration that went into the revisions.
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Advocates Underscore Importance of Colonoscopies
Follow-up media reports about possibly incomplete research on this subject may have created confusion.
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Scientists Are Worried About Air Quality and Dementia Risk
Traffic-related air pollution raises red flags for neurological health.
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Healthcare Teams Want Transparency, Recognition from Leaders During Crises
When researchers studied how COVID-19 surges affected teamwork, they found something essential and seemingly innocuous: Frontline staff, including care coordinators, wanted face time with their leaders.
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Research Shows How Teamwork Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis response relied on interprofessional teamwork. But for care coordinators and pharmacists, the team experience during the pandemic was far from optimal, according to a recent study.
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Hospital Initiative Reduces 30-Day Readmission Rate for Heart Failure
A hospital’s heart failure pilot program showed great promise when it launched in late 2019, but is ready for a reboot in the post-pandemic era. The program led to a double-digit drop in the 30-day readmission rate for heart failure patients.
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Build a Healthy Relationship with Insurance Providers
It can be a tense relationship. Healthcare systems and providers — including case managers — have admitted it sometimes feels like insurance is the enemy, and patients have been known to carry that same sentiment. How should case managers and other healthcare professionals work out a healthy connection with insurance companies, and even work to strengthen that connection to help build a more positive view of the relationship among healthcare, insurance, and the patient?
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Care Managers Help Improve Birth Outcomes with Prenatal Coordination
Recent research shows a prenatal care initiative, called Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns, can produce positive health results. The program works with Medicaid beneficiaries in more than 30 states through maternity care homes.