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During a three- to four-month period, an 86-year-old man with a history of severe and varied health problems was transferred back and forth between a local hospital and nursing home for recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published an interim final rule incorporating provisions of the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act related to HIPAA violations that significantly increase the penalties it can levee against employers and health care providers.
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When Contraceptive Technology Update began publication in 1980, U.S. women had few choices when it came to birth control.
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You've discussed the latest birth control options with your female patient and touched on information on the contraceptive patch, vaginal ring, implant, and injection, as well as intrauterine contraception, barrier methods, and abstinence.
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When not constrained by your clinic's formulary, which oral contraceptive (OC) do you pick for a 21-year-old nonsmoking woman? Look to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical; Raritan, NJ), which continues its No. 1 spot in the 2009 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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The next woman in your exam room says she has had cramping, breast tenderness, and headaches during the pill-free placebo week of her oral contraceptive (OC). She is open to having less frequent withdrawal bleeding. What's your next move?
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This issue marks the 30th anniversary of Contraceptive Technology Update.
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Look back to results of the 2004 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey: Just 30% of survey respondents said they inserted six or more intrauterine contraceptives in the past year.
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In December 2009, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG ) released a clinical management guideline recommending changes to cervical cancer screening guidelines.
