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PAP 3.0 — The Next Generation
A new technique of evaluating liquid-based Pap smears has been developed to identify confirmed disease-specific mutations in patients with uterine and ovarian cancers. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Influenza Vaccination in Pregnancy
In this randomized, controlled trial, text messages regarding the importance of influenza vaccination in pregnancy did not increase vaccine uptake in a low-income population receiving prenatal care. -
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The Right Care, the Right Time, the Right Doc: Only Part of the Story...
Clinically significant disparities exist in the quality of ovarian cancer care delivered and in overall survival along both racial and socioeconomic status. -
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure and Cesarean Section Rate
A recent study comparing patients having had loop electrosurgical excision procedures with those who had punch biopsies alone or Pap smears only has shown no differences in cesarean rates between groups. -
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with Mediterranean Diet
A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major cardiovascular events in a large, multicenter, randomized study of high-risk women and men conducted in Spain. -
Pharmacology Watch Supplement: Do Perioperative Beta-Blockers Reduce Mortality?
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Are Oral Contraceptives Risky or Protective in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
These two groups took slightly different approaches to assess the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) using insurance claims databases. -
Microarray for Prenatal Diagnosis
It has only been a few months since maternal cell free DNA (cfDNA) testing for trisomies 21, 18, and 13 burst onto the scene to shake up (in a good way) current prenatal testing protocols.