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Contraceptive Technology Update - April 2014 Issue in PDF
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Contraceptive implant makes inroads as birth control option
Women continue to choose long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods, say respondents to the 2013 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey. -
Add screening for violence by intimate partners
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and reproductive and sexual coercion disproportionately affect women. Such behavior is aimed at establishing control of one partner over the other. -
Pills are still popular with many women
According to results from the 2013 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey, while many women continue to pick combined oral contraceptives (OCs), other options are making inroads on the popular choice. -
Get practice up to speed on LARC methods
Clinics looking to increase use of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods have tools and evidence to support their actions. -
Hypertension in the Elderly May Be Associated with Progressive Brain Atrophy
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Is ‘Silent’ Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetics Associated with Cerebral Neurologic Events?
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 26, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Are Hospitalists Associated with Improvements in Quality of Care?
This study demonstrates an association between the use of hospitalists by a hospital and a reduction in 30-day excess readmission rates for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia. -
Pharmacology Update: Droxidopa Capsules (Northera)
A new drug for the treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH) has been approved by the FDA under its accelerated approval program. Droxidopa is a prodrug to norepinephrine.