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For three weeks, lawyers representing Kent Hospital in Rhode Island were in Kent County Superior Court in Warwick, RI, battling with the attorneys representing the family of actor James Woods.
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With the ongoing debate over health care reform, the idea of malpractice tort reform has gotten short shrift, but some analysts are saying the time is right to address out-of-control malpractice risks by instituting a mandatory physician review panel. Others say no, that such a system would inevitably be biased in favor of the health care defendants.
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A girl was admitted to a psychiatric facility after her parents found evidence of the girl having suicidal thoughts. The parents requested in writing that the hospital not send any records of the admission to the girl's school.
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A woman presented at two hospital emergency departments (ED) complaining of a number of respiratory symptoms. She was not admitted and was sent home with a prescription.
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Results from new research of a theory-based, abstinence-only intervention appear to be associated with a lower rate of sexual involvement among African American sixth- and seventh-graders.
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Findings from a new study identify women at higher risk of significant bone loss on injectable birth control.
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Family planning clinicians are familiar with the hormones that regulate human reproduction. Research has identified a new hormone that suppresses reproduction, which opens the door to possible development of a new class of contraceptive.
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For women who request emergency contraception, ulipristal acetate might be an effective alternative to levonorgestrel, according to results of a new study.
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HIV-positive women have a much higher risk of developing cervical and uterine cancers than do women without the disease, due to their impaired immune function.
