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Lawsuits Allege Delays, Failure to Treat with Mechanical Thrombectomy
Malpractice claims involving intravenous thrombolytic therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke patients are more likely to allege failure to treat than to allege complications related to therapy. A group of researchers wanted to know if the same was true regarding mechanical thrombectomy.
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‘It’s Alive’: Scabies Parasite Gets Under Your Skin, in Your Head
Healthcare workers have seen and suffered seemingly everything, but there is one creature as unnerving as the ragged screech of fingernails across a chalkboard: Sarcoptes scabiei hominis.
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Misinformation from Physicians Hurt Pandemic Response
While studying high-use social media platforms, researchers found 52 American physicians from across a range of medical specialties were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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Callous Care for Pregnant Patients, Particularly Those of Color
With maternal mortality rates on the rise in the United States, a new report comes as an unwelcome complication — and, in part, an explanation for the disturbing trend: Many women feel disrespected and even experience verbal abuse during their pregnancy and delivery care, the CDC reported.
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CDC’s ‘Hear Her’ Campaign Raises Voice of Problem Pregnancies
The Hear Her campaign provides resources for pregnant and postpartum women to share concerns with providers and to recognize urgent warning signs, according to the CDC.
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Green and Lean: Nutritious Food Also Helps the Planet
More hospitals are implementing ways to provide healthy, nutritious food for healthcare workers while reducing their carbon footprint and enhancing sustainability as climate change becomes the next great challenge for the future.
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3D Contraceptive Ring Technology Holds Promise for HIV Prevention
The results of recent research suggest it is possible that women could have access to an intravaginal ring that can serve both as a contraceptive and as HIV prevention. The ring would be created through 3D printing technology. So far, it has been tested for safety in sheep, and it could be several years before clinical trials are underway.
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Research Shows Need for Better Person-Centered Care
Reproductive healthcare is moving toward a more holistic understanding of reproductive autonomy. It is no longer just about pregnancy intention. As a new study shows, a better goal is to provide a nondirective conversation about the patient’s desire to parent and to assess how important it is for them to prevent pregnancy.
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The Studied and Unstudied Dangers of ‘Abortion Reversal’
Colorado’s Senate Bill 190, signed in May 2023, declared the practice of “abortion reversal” to be unprofessional conduct, meaning that healthcare providers providing this treatment could face sanctions to their licensure. However, Colorado’s Medical Board subsequently issued a draft rule declaring “abortion reversal” as “generally accepted standard of practice” and, therefore, potentially acceptable. Clearly, confusion exists among state medical boards and legislatures, and, potentially, among healthcare providers. This commentary will review both the medical evidence regarding “abortion reversal” and the legal context so that providers can be better informed and communicate the best evidence to their patients.
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LARC Initiative for Teens Leads to 36% Decrease in Pregnancy Rate
A 2016 Kaiser Permanente Northern California initiative improved adolescent access to a long-acting reversible contraceptive through patient education resources, protocols, and insertion training for pediatric, family medicine, and gynecology providers.