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A new national report indicates many at-risk teens are missing needed reproductive health services.
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Nearly 50% of bariatric surgery patients are reproductive-age women. Obstetric and gynecology as well as surgery professional guidelines recommend a delay of pregnancy one to two years post-surgery.
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Makani H, et al. Antihypertensive efficacy of angiotensin receptor blockers as monotherapy as evaluated by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: A meta-analysis.
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The trouble with the expense of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections is that very few patients are acutely choking on it, since the largest pool of HCV patients are asymptomatic. Progression to end-stage liver disease, liver transplantation, and hepatocellular carcinoma the three most dreaded HCV consequences may seem distant to the asymptomatic or even modestly symptomatic patient.
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The FDA has approved a mu-opioid receptor antagonist for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). Naloxegol is a pegylated derivative of naloxone which acts on peripheral (e.g., gut) mu-receptors. It is marketed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals as Movantik.
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Migraine is associated with multiple disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, restless legs syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Understanding how these disparate disorders link to migraine may lead to an increased understanding of the pathogenesis of this complex neurological condition.
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Interpret the ECG in the Figure obtained from a patient with new-onset chest pain. Localize the area(s) of acute infarction. Which coronary artery is likely to be acutely occluded?
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Pain and Fall Risk Assessment in Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Residents; PSA Screening: Maybe You Saw the Movie NeverEnding Story?; Screening for Lung Cancer in Asbestos Workers
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