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Do Patients with Heart Failure Feel Better on Dapagliflozin?
An analysis of the DETERMINE studies of dapagliflozin vs. placebo in patients with heart failure showed some improvement in self-reported symptoms in those with reduced ejection fraction on dapagliflozin but not in the six-minute walk test. No improvements in symptoms or physical activity levels were found in those with preserved ejection fraction on dapagliflozin.
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Patients with HIV Support Clinic-Based Contraceptive Care by Pharmacists
New research shows that women with HIV infection and who happen to be high users of contraception support receiving contraception prescriptions from pharmacists.
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Patients with Kidney Disease Need Better Contraception Access, Information
People with chronic kidney disease often lack adequate contraception counseling, care coordination, and access to a full range of contraceptives, new research suggests. Patients also report emotional challenges surrounding reproductive health.
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Fetal Personhood Laws Give Zygotes the Same Rights as Pregnant Women
Laws based on the concept of fetal personhood are creating a catch-22 for women who experience pregnancy crises or whom health system staff suspect of having engaged in wrongdoing.
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Lawsuits Filed to Restore Women’s Reproductive Rights
South Carolina, Texas, and other states have consistently targeted Planned Parenthood clinics with lawsuits that fail and then are appealed repeatedly.
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A Partial List of 2023 Lawsuits on Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive rights attorneys were busy in 2023 and are continuing the legal fight in 2024.
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Ever-Changing Legal Landscape Leaves Providers, Women, and Lawyers on Edge
Reproductive health lawyers nationwide are trying to help women maintain access to abortion and contraception, but the appeals and lawsuits are unending. Lawyers committed to reproductive health causes have filed lawsuits to maintain people’s access to contraception, reproductive healthcare, and abortion care.
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Working with Private Care Management Professionals to Help Aging Patients
While inflation continues to be a part of the economic landscape of 2024, aging healthcare consumers and their families are considering their options for managing care. With that, private care management, paid for by the consumer, is becoming more popular. These private care management professionals work with clients and their families to design a care plan to carry them through the various stages of aging.
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Navigating Elder Care and Long-Term Care
Elder care in the United States is increasingly a “major source of moral distress in the hospital case management and social work world,” according to Lisa Bednarz, LCSW, CMAC, ACM-SW, ASW-G, regional director of case management for Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health.
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Preventive Care During an Emergency Requires Effective Care Coordination
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted standard health system practices in a way that allowed healthcare researchers and professionals to learn how to improve their preparedness for emergencies and disasters. Case management leaders and others in health systems need to think about their workflow and how it was disrupted during the early months of the pandemic, as well as later in the crisis.