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While only one company has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an HIV home collection-test system that requires users to collect a blood specimen, then mail it to a laboratory for professional testing, no test kit is available to allow consumers to interpret test results at home.
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Most adolescents who use contraception rely on combination oral contraceptive pills.
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Why is it so important that providers develop their skills when it comes to taking an adolescent sexual history?
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A California-based company is looking at new condom designs, including a male non-rolled silicone condom, a female silicone condom, and a silicone condom designed specifically for receptive anal intercourse.
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As hospice managers face the advent of quality reporting programs, Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs are being evaluated to ensure the capability to meet requirements for Medicare programs.
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A short trial of a synthetic cannabinoid for people with advanced cancer was shown to improve caloric intake, appetite, and sensory perceptions around food, as well as quality of life.
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The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has issued a position statement and commentary, Hospice and Palliative Care: Ethical Marketing Practices, that guides providers to the use of sound, ethical practices that enhance the perception of hospice in the community.
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According to the 2010 NHPCO Hospice Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America, dementia represents the third most frequently cited non-cancer primary diagnosis for hospice.
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An Oregon-pioneered program aimed at improving health care for those with advanced illness is now receiving national attention from AARP. The recently released report about the Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) program points out that despite challenges and barriers, the POLST program does enrich care for individuals in the states that utilize POLST.