Articles Tagged With: access
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Cost and Other Economic Factors Affect People’s Access to Contraceptives
New research examines how contraception costs can affect young people’s decision-making about whether to use contraception.
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Study Outlines Challenges Sexual Minorities Face in Seeking Abortion Care
Accessing abortion care is more challenging for sexual minorities than heterosexuals, according to new research that uses a survey taken by nearly 2,000 people.
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Contraceptive Access Initiative Can Help People in Suburban, Rural Areas
Indiana has a statewide contraceptive access initiative that works to improve contraceptive access over a large geographic area.
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Self-Testing for STIs Can Help Improve Access and Reduce Outbreaks
The increasing cases of syphilis, congenital syphilis, and some other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the post-pandemic era suggest clinicians and public health departments need additional strategies and tools to combat the problem.
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People in Mississippi Blocked from Obtaining Preferred Contraceptives
New research shows how barriers affected women in Mississippi, where nearly two in five could not use their desired contraception.
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Fewer Facilities Offer Procedural Abortion After Dobbs Decision
The number of publicly advertising abortion facilities that provide procedural abortions dropped by 11% from 2021 to 2023, a new study finds.
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Patients Want Constant Access to Physicians: Well-Being Is an Ethical Concern
Some physicians are torn between promoting their own well-being by establishing healthy communication boundaries and meeting the expectations of their institutions.
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Ethical Concerns with Portable MRIs in Research
New portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies are being developed, allowing study investigators to conduct field-based research in remote settings. The introduction of portable MRI technologies means that new users, some with less experience with MRI research, are using MRI in new locations. There also is increased variation in image resolution. All those factors raise concerns about researchers’ ability to maintain quality control.
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Opill Rollout Includes Major Pharmacies and Retailers — but Price Tag Needs Work
The rollout of the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, is a major step toward improving contraception access across the United States. But some obstacles remain, including cost and access for minors in places hostile to reproductive autonomy.
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Accessing Hormonal Contraception by Pharmacy Prescriptions
Access to effective contraception is critical for avoiding unintended pregnancy, which accounts for about 45% of pregnancies overall in the United States. A stopgap step to increasing access is to expand prescribing authority to pharmacists.