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NYC School-Based Health Centers Successfully Provide LARC to Students
School-based health centers can offer long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) care to adolescents and have positive results regarding LARC initiation and six-month continuation, new research shows.
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Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception Works Well — Even if Taken Before Sex
A new study using a mathematical model finds that an oral dose of 1.5 mg levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive (LNG-EC) is safe and largely effective both when taken shortly before sexual intercourse and shortly after — so long as the woman is not ovulating.
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Women Who Want Immediate Postpartum LARC Face Various Barriers
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) barriers include its higher cost and the need for in-clinic/office insertion and removal.
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Many People Still Report Experiencing Reproductive Counseling Coercion
Subtle and more overt acts of reproductive counseling coercion still occur in the United States, affecting more than two in five women in their lifetime, research shows.
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Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Pediatric Sexual Abuse and Assault
Child sexual abuse is a common concern for patients presenting to the emergency department. The approach depends not only on the age and development of the child, but also the allegations, time since the contact occurred, and the child's symptoms. It is imperative that all clinicians are familiar with the optimal approach and evaluation of a child with alleged sexual abuse.
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Culture of Safety Results in Low Reported Harm Rate
A focused effort to create a just culture is paying off in big ways for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, which is seeing low rates of errors and patient harm while instilling a sense of safety responsibility at all levels.
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Kentucky Protects Clinicians from Criminal Charges
The state of Kentucky has responded to the sensational criminal prosecution of a nurse in neighboring Tennessee by enacting a law that shields healthcare providers from criminal prosecution for medical errors.
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Outpatient Safety Overlooked with Focus on Inpatient
Despite years of efforts to improve patient safety, recent research indicates that nearly all the attention has been on inpatient care. Outpatient safety is being neglected and needs far more attention, researchers say.
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Patient Perception of Safety Falling in Recent Research
Despite improvements in some key metrics for patient safety, consumers do not report a corresponding confidence in their quality of care.
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Clinical Decision Software Highly Effective in OR
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) say advanced clinical decision support software can prevent up to 95% of medication errors in the operating room.