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Preconception Consult Should Include Advice on Contraception
Separating preconception and contraceptive counseling between OB/GYNs and patients burdens patients and fractures reproductive healthcare. A better solution is to look at pregnancy planning, pregnancy prevention, and risk evaluation holistically.
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Combined Oral Contraceptives Can Help Some with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Reproductive health patients often describe having unpleasant symptoms related to their menstrual cycle. Premenstrual syndrome, for example, refers to any mood symptoms in the days or weeks before their period begins.
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Male Contraceptive Gel Is Most Promising Option in that Arena
Researchers have released positive results from a Phase II study of Nestorone/testosterone (NES/T) transdermal gel, the first male contraception method to progress to Phase II clinical trials.
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U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Emergency Abortions Raises More Questions than Answers
The big question for OB/GYNs, emergency department (ED) physicians, and the reproductive healthcare community is whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 27, 2024, in the case of Idaho and Moyle v. United States, will change emergency care for pregnant women in the United States.
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Pivmecillinam Tablets (Pivya)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antibacterial for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in female adults.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus or Influenza in Older Patients: Which Is Worse?
In individuals 75 years of age or older, respiratory syncytial virus infection was associated with more severe illness than was influenza virus infection.
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) — From Birds to Cows to Human Infection
The spread of influenza H5N1 in dairy cows with documentation of a human infection raises pandemic concern.
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Is Weight Loss the Key to Heart Health?
The second trial of semaglutide in obese patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, this one in people with type 2 diabetes, also has shown significant improvements in symptoms and exercise function with significantly fewer adverse effects than placebo-treated patients.
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It Is Never Too Late: A Systematic Review of Lifestyle Interventions for Cognitive Preservation in the Oldest-Old
This systematic review reveals the importance of a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables, along with regular leisure and physical activities, to maintain cognitive functioning in the oldest-old, individuals older than 80 years of age.
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Managing Pott’s Puffy Tumor and Sinogenic or Otogenic Intracranial Empyema
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of sinogenic and otogenic intracranial empyemas increased. The author reviews the presentation, imaging, and treatment for this potentially life-threatening infection, with a reminder to keep this on your differential when evaluating your youngest patients.