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Positive Contraceptive Outcomes Seen in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
A comprehensive intervention for preventing unintended pregnancies among teens led to greater use of long-acting reversible contraception, fewer incidences of unprotected sex, and a big reduction in unintended pregnancies, results of a new study revealed.
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Is Increasing Among Reproductive-Age Women
Cardiovascular disease among women of reproductive age has increased in recent years for a variety of reasons, and reproductive health providers should be aware of particular risk factors and issues involving this population. Clinicians should help this high-risk group prevent unplanned pregnancies, researchers noted.
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Adolescents with HIV Experience High Rates of Unintended Pregnancies
Adolescents living with HIV in the United States are among the groups with the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy. The latest research shows these pregnancies are likely to be unintended. Researchers found 83.6% of pregnancies among HIV-infected adolescents were unintended. Among adult women with HIV in this study, 68.7% experienced unintended pregnancy.
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Report Unpacks How COVID-19 Affected Nursing Profession
Nursing program applications are up, but the pandemic delayed graduations, while disputes over pay and working conditions frustrate current staff.
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What Is the Rhythm? What Is the Culprit Artery?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a middle-aged man with chest pain. What can one say about the cardiac rhythm? How can one determine the “culprit” artery?
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Viloxazine Extended-Release Capsules (Qelbree)
Viloxazine should be prescribed to treat ADHD in patients age 6 to 17 years.
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Exercise Intervention for Improving Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers assessed the histological appearance of liver biopsies from patients with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) who completed 12 weeks of structured and supported aerobic exercise. Compared to biopsies from a nonexercising control group, the intervention arm demonstrated some reversal of histopathologic changes caused by MAFLD.
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Intracranial Plaque Rupture and Stroke
An MRI study of cerebral circulation in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined etiology showed evidence of atherosclerotic plaque in most patients.
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Ketogenic Diet Improves Cognition, Daily Function in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
In a randomized, crossover trial, patients with Alzheimer’s disease on a ketogenic diet for 12 weeks demonstrated improved cognition, daily function, and quality of life.
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Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of CIDP
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is commonly misdiagnosed. It is important to adhere to established diagnostic criteria and to regularly re-evaluate all patients given this diagnosis.