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Over-the-counter oral contraception is caught up in politics
Over the past several years, a small cadre of socially conservative policymakers and candidates, often hailing from swing states, have started to promote the idea of moving oral contraceptives over the counter as a supposed compromise in the political fight over contraception and, more broadly, reproductive health.
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Get up to speed on ICD-10 coding for reproductive health services
While the purpose of ICD-10 is to improve clinical communication and accuracy, it will require more precise documentation of clinical care. Clinicians received vital tips on how to integrate the new coding in their family planning practices at the recent Contraceptive Technology Quest for Excellence conference in Atlanta.
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Pills, patches, and rings — What’s the latest on the second-tier methods?
What are the benefits and disadvantages of such second-tier methods as pills, patches, and rings, and which women can safely use them? These Tier 2 methods, designated by their effectiveness ranking as adapted by the World Health Organization, depend on user behavior such as taking a pill every day or changing the patch or the ring on time.
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Family planners can look into the future — What contraceptive options are in the pipeline?
What new methods can clinicians look to add to their arsenal of family planning options in the upcoming years? With the recent upsurge in interest in long-acting reversible contraceptives, it’s no surprise that several possible LARC options are moving through the research pipeline.
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More women reported to be moving to long-acting reversible contraceptives
Results from two analyses of national data indicate that women are increasingly turning to use of long-acting reversible contraceptives such as the intrauterine device and implant for birth control.
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American Cancer Society’s shift adds confusion on breast screening
The New Year might bring more changes when it comes to breast cancer screening recommendations. A January 2016 consensus conference, called by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, will bring together major organizations and women’s healthcare providers to evaluate and interpret available data and to develop uniform national guidelines on breast cancer screening.
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Overview of respondents and responses to annual CTU Salary Survey
About 54% of the 2015 Contraceptive Technology Update Salary Survey respondents identified themselves as nurse practitioners, with about 17% of survey respondents identifying themselves as registered nurses, and about 4% identifying themselves as nurse-midwives.
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Reproductive health clinicians report slight salary gains in midst of staffing cuts
Those in the family planning and reproductive health field who survived staffing cuts were able to garner slight increases in pay, according to results of the 2015 Contraceptive Technology Update annual salary survey.
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Beta-blocker Dose More Important Than Heart Rate in Systolic Heart Failure
Beta-blockers reduce both morbidity and mortality in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
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Acetaminophen for Fever in the ICU
SYNOPSIS: Seven hundred ICU patients with fever and known or suspected infection were randomly assigned to receive acetaminophen 1 g IV or placebo every 6 hours until ICU discharge, resolution of fever, cessation of antimicrobial therapy, or death. Early administration of acetaminophen did not affect number of ICU-free days.