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Ethical controversy erupts over minors’ autonomy
In the controversial “Cassandra C” case, a 17-year old Connecticut girl diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma was ordered by the state Supreme Court to undergo chemotherapy against her will. The girl refused further treatment after undergoing surgery to remove a lymph node, but as of press time is being kept in a hospital room under court order.
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Endometrial Protection: Which Progestogen Is Best?
After a lost decade, increasing numbers of women and providers are recognizing the benefits of postmenopausal hormonal therapy. For women with an intact uterus, endometrial protection is required when systemic estrogen therapy is used. Since activity at the glucocorticoid and androgen receptor may lead to adverse health effects in some women, use of pure progesterone receptor agonists may offer advantages. However, the use of natural progesterone is problematic due to low potency and poor bioavailability with oral dosing. Local therapy with the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (off-label) may be an excellent choice for many women. -
Delayed Cord Clamping
Although a recent study has failed to show major benefit from delayed umbilical cord clamping, others have suggested neonates having delayed cord clamping have less need for transfusion, higher hematocrits, less neonatal morbidity, and diminished risk of intraventricular hemorrhage. -
Intercourse at the Time of Implantation Confers Lower Chance of Conception
Couples attempting natural conception were found to have a lower chance of success per cycle when intercourse took place at or around the time of implantation. -
Weight Gain with Contraception
In this prospective cohort study, perceived weight gain was found to be an adequate predictor of actual weight gain. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and the contraceptive implant were associated with more weight gain than the copper IUD. -
Enterovirus D68 a prime suspect, but CDC still investigating cause of paralytic syndrome in kids
With more than 100 children in 34 states still suffering from a mysterious flaccid paralysis syndrome that coincided with a national outbreak last fall of Enterovirus D68, the CDC looks for answers.
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CMS publically reporting hospital flu vac rates
Public reporting is raising the stakes for HCW flu vaccinations.
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FDA says it’s time to inform patients about risk as CRE outbreaks linked to endoscopes continue
An upper endoscopy procedure performed on some half million U.S. patients annually poses a risk of transmission of practically untreatable carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), FDA warns.
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Comic assent/informed consent for biobanking is accessible
As IRBs continue to evaluate informed consent (IC) and youth assent forms according to regulatory guidelines and readability, researchers have come up with a format that engages, informs, and even entertains people being asked to participate in biobanking: comic assent.
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How do IRBs or PIs Rate the Risk of Ordinary Life Experiences?
What might bring emotional distress to one person could be a shoulder-shrug to another.