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Ectopic pregnancies predicted by easy-to-use risk stratification model
SAN ANTONIO – A combination of lab values and patient factors had high predictive power.
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E-visits less likely to generate antibiotic prescriptions for common ailments
Visits for sinus problems and vaginal symptoms made up 80% of the excess prescribing.
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Topics include: Recurrent strep throat • Motivational pharmacotherapy for minority patients with depression • Revised Bethesda System thyroid...
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Female family physicians come up short in burnout gender divide
Fewer self-care activities appear to play a role.
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Can increased scope of practice protect against family physician burnout?
MONTREAL – Recent graduates who did hospital work and delivered babies had less burnout.
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Interprofessional communication demystified with hands-on EHR training
MONTREAL – Medical students saw a big boost in confidence communicating with other professions.
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Universal paternal Rh screening is cost effective in IVF
SAN ANTONIO – The strategy would save more than $1 million per 100,000 Rh negative pregnancies, if done in IVF populations.
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FDA clears first-ever neurostimulation device for opioid withdrawal symptoms
In one study, almost 90% of patients transitioned to medication-assisted treatment after 5 days of using the device.
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The better mammogram: Experts explore sensitivity of new modalities
PHILADELPHIA – Newer technologies such as tomosynthesis and molecular breast imaging could be especially helpful in screening women with dense...
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Young female hematologic cancer survivors have increased infertility risk
SAN ANTONIO – The study tracked infertility diagnoses among hematologic cancer survivors aged 16-34 years.
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Are microRNAs the key to an endometriosis biomarker?
The miRNA combination test gives “an excellent diagnostic potential for endometriosis.”
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Ulipristal acetate reduced bleeding for women with fibroids
SAN ANTONIO – About half of women in the VENUS II study achieved amenorrhea.
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Nail biopsies made simple
CHICAGO – Maral Skelsey, MD, doesn’t get flowers from her patients very often. But, she said, a big bouquet recently landed on her desk after she...
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Beyond the Kegel: the who, why, and how of pelvic floor PT
PT referrals are an option for pelvic floor dysfunction after menopause.
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Morphology index guides adnexal mass workup in postmenopausal women
The first international consensus report on adnexal masses notes the significantly higher surgery rates in the United States, compared with Europe...