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What Is the Best Oral Emergency Contraceptive for Individuals with Obesity?
In this randomized controlled trial of 70 obese women, double dosing levonorgestrel emergency contraception (3 mg vs. 1.5 mg) did not prevent more follicle ruptures and, therefore, is unlikely to improve emergency contraception performance in this population.
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Prevention of Perineal Injury During the Second Stage of Labor
This randomized clinical trial in nulliparous women demonstrated that the hands-off technique reduced the risk for perineal injuries when compared to the hands-on technique during the second stage of labor.
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Cervical Cancer Screening in Women Older than 65 Years of Age
Women diagnosed with cervical cancer after age 65 years are more likely to have locally advanced or metastatic disease, and survival decreases with increasing age and stage of diagnosis.
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Mood and Well-Being in Novice Open-Water Swimmers: A Feasibility Study
In a nonrandomized prospective cohort study to demonstrate feasibility, participants showed significant increases in positive mood and well-being as well as a reduction in negative mood states during both pool-based and sea-based swimming lessons.
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Testing a Self-Guided Mindfulness Regimen on Pediatric Interns
This randomized clinical trial involving pediatric interns and a mindfulness intervention modified to fit into clinical schedules did not show an advantage over an active control in reducing symptoms of burnout.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Questions in Gonorrhea Management; Ertapenem Non-Inferior to Ceftriaxone in Gonorrhea
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Adeno-Associated Virus 2 May Be the Cause of Unexplained Hepatitis in Children
With next-generation sequencing and real-time polymerase chain reaction, researchers detected adeno-associated virus 2 in the plasma of 9/9 patients and in the liver of 4/4 patients but not in healthy controls, children with adenovirus infection and normal liver function, or children admitted to the hospital with hepatitis of another etiology.
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Poliovirus in London and New York
Poliovirus is present in wastewater in London and New York and has caused polio in a man in the New York City metropolitan area.
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Melioidosis May Be Acquired by Exposure to Contaminated Soil in the Gulf Coast of the United States
Exposure to contaminated soils in the U.S. Gulf Coast is a risk factor for acquiring melioidosis.
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Macrolides and Hearing Loss — A Risk for Children?
In a large U.S. population group, use of short-term oral azithromycin was associated with an increased risk of sensorineural hearing loss.