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Hormonal IUDs have higher expulsion rates immediately postpartum
Hormonal IUDs inserted immediately postpartum were more likely to be expelled than were copper IUDs, but user continuation rates were high at 6...
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Shingles vaccine deemed effective in people with autoimmune disease
Older adults with an autoimmune disease benefited for about 5 years before the vaccine’s effectiveness began to wane.
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Adolescent opioid use common but decreasing
The connection continues between prescribed opioids and their nonmedical use.
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STD testing in youth hindered by confidentiality concerns
Young adults can stay on their parents’ health plans until age 26, but some are foregoing sexual health screening out of fear that their parents...
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Synthetic cannabinoid use linked to multiple risk factors
Depression, alcohol use, and marijuana use increase the risk of teens’ use of synthetic cannabinoids, which ups the risk of substance use and...
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Preventing EMR problems means foreseeing them first
Are electronic medical records wreaking havoc for you? Dr. Herschel R. Lessin has some EMR recommendations for you.
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Increasing maternal vaccine uptake requires paradigm shift
Reimbursement-related issues topped the reasons that ob.gyns. found it burdensome to stock and administer vaccines. The most commonly reported...
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Vitamin D supplementation recommended in all children, teens
Dr. Catherine Gordon recommends 600 IU of vitamin D daily for all healthy children and teens
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Restrict gluten if necessary, but confirm condition first
A gluten-free diet helps if the child really has a condition in which gluten causes a problem, but it’s not always gluten.
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Influences and beliefs on vaccine hesitancy remain complex
Vaccine-hesitant mothers had concerns about vaccine ingredients and their effects, about the recommended schedule, and about the medical system....
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Targeted interventions aid in HPV vaccination uptake
ATLANTA – An intervention to improve human papillomavirus vaccination by a large health care system in Washington and Oregon was highly successful...
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Cultural approach to vaccine hesitancy essential for ethnic communities
Developing interventions to address vaccine hesitancy in tight-knit ethnic communities may require a significantly different approach than it...
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HPV vaccination rates tripled with practice’s comprehensive intervention
ATLANTA – A comprehensive intervention tripled HPV vaccination rates in a pediatric health care group practice.
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Parental online sharing involves balancing risks, benefits
SAN FRANCISCO — There are challenges and risks tied to parents’ sharing information and photos of their children online.
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Managing stress in children, parents can reduce obesity risk
Stress can play an outsize role in obesity.