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Contraception Access Project Focuses on Reproductive Justice and Access Barriers
ICAN! focuses on expanding contraception access beyond what can happen if Title X programs are more fully funded because it works on training non-Title X providers to also offer quality contraceptive care.
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ICAN! Project Improved Reproductive Care at Several Illinois FQHCs
Less access to traditional family planning clinics in many states has created a greater need for public and private primary care providers to offer comprehensive contraceptive care. Research into a demonstration project by the Illinois Contraceptive Access Now project found a 16% improvement in contraceptive care access after providers received training.
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Magnesium Sulfate for Neuroprotection
Magnesium sulfate did not improve neurological function and child survival at 2 years of age in women at risk of imminent preterm birth treated between 30 and 34 weeks of gestation.
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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Permanent Contraception Procedures?
A national review of inpatient permanent contraception procedures between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2020, demonstrated that the rate of procedures decreased in 2020 compared with 2019, with the steepest monthly decline (14.5%) being between February and April 2020, the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rh Sensitization Following Induced Abortion
In this multicenter, observational, prospective cohort study, flow cytometry was used to detect circulating fetal red blood cells (fRBCs) in maternal blood among 506 participants before and after induced abortion up to 12 weeks’ gestation. Only three participants had elevated fRBCs at baseline, and only one of these had elevated fRBC counts following the abortion, which indicates that first trimester abortion is not a risk factor for Rh sensitization.
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The Association Between BMI and Diagnosis of Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia at an Early Age
In premenopausal patients, there was a linear association between increasing body mass index and decreased age at the time of endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia diagnosis.
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Aberrant Conduction?
How should one interpret the ECG in the figure? Is the rhythm most likely to be a re-entry supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction?
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Momelotinib Tablets (Ojjaara)
Momelotinib can be prescribed to treat intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis.
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The Hemodynamic Effects of an SGLT2 Inhibitor in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
The authors of a small, placebo-controlled study of 24 weeks of dapagliflozin therapy in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction reported reductions in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, which may explain the reductions in heart failure hospitalizations or cardiovascular death in larger randomized outcome trials.
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Biomarker Profiles of Those Living to Age 100 Years
Among 1,224 participants who lived to their 100th birthday, there were higher levels of total cholesterol and iron, and lower levels of glucose, creatinine, uric acid, liver enzymes, and alkaline phosphatase compared with non-centenarians. These differences were seen as early as age 65 years.