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Does taking an NSAID while on hormonal contraception increase VTE risk?
It could (although the absolute risk is modest), depending on the risk category of the hormonal contraception and the particular NSAID...
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Is the 9-valent HPV vaccine safe and effective long term?
Yes. The 9-valent HPV vaccine conferred immunity for more than 10 years in 80% to 95% of boys and girls who received 3 doses of vaccine...
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Do screening mammograms in women aged 70 and older improve stage at diagnosis or breast cancer–specific mortality?
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Can a novel, rapid-acting oral treatment effectively manage PPD?
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Does remote blood pressure monitoring improve patient outcomes postpartum?
Yes, in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy enrolled in remote blood pressure monitoring (RBPM) postpartum (n = 1,700),...
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Does daily multivitamin supplementation improve memory in older adults?
According to results of a randomized cognitive ancillary trial involving 3,562 men and women (67%) with an average age of 71 years, after 1 year...
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Does tamoxifen use increase the risk of endometrial cancer in premenopausal patients?
In a large, nationwide retrospective longitudinal cohort study that examined the occurrence of endometrial cancer and other uterine pathology in...
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Recurrent pregnancy loss and inherited thrombophilias: Does low molecular weight heparin improve the live birth rate?
The use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and confirmed inherited...
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To what extent do growth abnormalities increase the risk of stillbirth near term in pregnancies complicated by diabetes?
In pregnancies complicated by pregestational diabetes mellitus (PG-DM) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), stillbirth risk was increased in...
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Can cffDNA technology be used to determine the underlying cause of pregnancy loss to better inform future pregnancy planning?
Compared with direct sequencing of the pregnancy tissue, cell-free fetal DNA via maternal serum has a reasonable sensitivity of 85% (95%...
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What was the impact of COVID-19 on maternal mortality in the United States?
As compared with prepandemic and early pandemic pregnancy-related mortality, maternal deaths within 1 year of birth increased dramatically...