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Slow-Wave Sleep and Risk of Dementia
In this long-term observational study of sleep efficiency in the Framingham Heart Study population, researchers found a strong correlation between a decline in duration of slow-wave sleep during aging and the risk of incident dementia from all causes. However, a direct cause-and-effect relationship cannot be determined from this observational study.
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Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Delayed
In an effort to characterize the hypothetical utility of rapid COVID-19 antigen kits, the authors of this study examined cycle threshold values in symptomatic adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 relative to the onset of symptoms.
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Sleep Woes Are a Work Problem, but HCWs Must Be Proactive
Sleep disturbance is an all-too-common problem for healthcare workers, particularly if caused by alternating work shifts from day to night. While the workplace system is the primary driver of insomnia, there are steps healthcare workers can take to reduce the effects, which can be considerable. But has the pendulum swung too far?
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Who Benefits Most from Tirzepatide Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes?
Females, patients of white or Asian race, younger patients, and those taking metformin benefit the most from treatment with tirzepatide.
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New Normal in Occupational Health: Telework, Equity, Humility
What is the post-pandemic “new normal” in occupational health? Changes that seem here to stay for employee health professionals and their colleagues include telework and telehealth.
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Hospitals, Healthcare Workers Are ‘Soft Targets’ for Shooters
A hospital is not a fortress barricaded against violent entry. Quite the opposite — its raison d’etre is to “admit” people and heal them. But it has become increasingly apparent that mass shooters and their violent ilk see healthcare facilities, much like schools, as soft targets.
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Study: Pharmacist Prescribing of Contraceptives Not Working as Well as Intended
Although 20 states have passed policies to allow pharmacists to prescribe short-acting hormonal contraception, these services are not used much, new research suggests.
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Society of Family Planning Issues Clinical Recommendation for Medication Abortion
As maternity and OB/GYN deserts spread across the United States, medication abortion to expel the fetus and placenta from the uterus without a surgical procedure is possible and can work safely and well between 14 weeks and nearly 28 weeks of gestation. There are few absolute contraindications to medication abortion from 14 to 27 weeks of gestation, according to the Society of Family Planning and Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s new clinical recommendation.
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Patients May Desire Contraception Even When Ambivalent About Pregnancy Within a Year
Asking patients about their pregnancy intention might not be the best barometer for whether they want contraception. New research revealed that women who had not had sex with a man in the last month or longer, women who said they wanted to become pregnant in the next year, and women who were ambivalent about preventing pregnancy also said they wanted contraception now.
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The ACA’s Contraceptive Mandate Is Failing to Ensure Free Access to LARC
The Affordable Care Act mandates employers and payers to provide free contraception, including long-acting reversible contraception. But the authors of a new study found that the proportion of people paying $0 for most contraceptive methods declined between 2014 and 2020.