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Looking Beyond LDL in Cardiovascular Risk Screening for Women
In a 30-year prospective study of nearly 28,000 initially healthy U.S. women, baseline levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or lipoprotein(a) independently and additively predicted major cardiovascular events.
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Measles Outbreaks in the United States
Several measles outbreaks have been active in the United States, with more than 1,000 cases reported already in 2025. Most outbreaks begin as unvaccinated individuals in the United States come into contact with an infected individual who has recently arrived after international travel. Vaccination is effective, but current U.S. vaccine coverage rates are below the 95% rate considered necessary to provide herd immunity.
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Community Engagement Can Help Prevent Unintended Teenage Pregnancies
Various studies show that comprehensive sex education for youth can reduce unintended teen pregnancies.
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Abortion Restrictions Lead to Worse Outcomes in Maternal Health, Poverty, and More
Researchers found that state laws that more severely restricted abortion access in the time period of 2011-2019 were associated with worse maternal health outcomes for the most vulnerable women.
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What Hormonal Side Effects Should New Users of the Levonorgestrel 52-mg IUD Expect?
This secondary analysis compares the incidence of hormone-related side effects of the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine device (IUD) between users who previously were using combined hormone contraceptives vs. nonhormonal contraceptives to understand which side effects can be directly attributed to the IUD and which are more likely secondary to discontinuation of combined hormonal contraceptives.
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Research Examines Which Patients Discontinue IUDs in Pre- and Post-Dobbs Eras
Intrauterine devices have become more popular in the United States. Researchers have found that intrauterine device removals also have changed since Dobbs, with removals decreasing significantly between the time periods 2017-2019 and 2022-2023.
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Update on Early Pregnancy Loss Management
Early pregnancy loss affects 15% to 20% of pregnancies and typically is diagnosed via ultrasound. Management options — expectant, medical, or procedural — should be tailored to patient preference. For medical management, mifepristone combined with misoprostol offers the highest success. Routine Rh testing before 12 weeks is no longer broadly recommended. Shared decision-making and access to effective medications remain critical.
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Which Method Is Best for Assessing Fetal Well-Being During Labor?
Although this study began as a randomized controlled trial and did not show a statistically significant difference between groups for the primary outcome, pooled analysis via a meta-analysis incorporating prior pilot data suggested a potential reduction in cesarean delivery with digital fetal scalp stimulation (dFSS) compared to fetal scalp blood sampling. Secondary maternal and neonatal outcomes were similar between the two groups, both procedures were well-tolerated, and clinicians showed a clear preference for dFSS.
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Lymphedema Risk After Pelvic Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Endometrial Cancer
This prospective longitudinal cohort study in Denmark of women with low-grade endometrial cancer undergoing sentinel lymph node mapping during surgical staging demonstrated a statistically significant mean change in patient-reported outcome lymphedema scores from prior to surgery (5.0; 95% confidence interval, 3.3 to 6.8). However, the change did not meet preset thresholds for clinical importance (8.0 points). The study did identify body mass index (P = 0.01) and preoperative leg swelling (P < 0.01) as risk factors for lymphedema and demonstrated that this complication negatively affects several quality-of-life domains.
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Assessing the Availability of Procedural, Later Abortion Services Pre- and Post-Dobbs
From 2021 to 2023, the number of publicly advertising procedural abortion facilities in the United States decreased 11%. Of those that persisted, 28% of facilities decreased their gestational age limits and 21% increased their gestational age limits.