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Young Adult Black Women Face Many Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Barriers
Young adult Black women in the United States face disproportionate reproductive and sexual health concerns, as well as reduced access to care, research shows.
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Family Planning Clinicians Say Dobbs Decision Affected Their Work
A qualitative, interview-based study shows that family planning clinicians across the United States say their work was affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case.
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ECs at Low Cost from Vending Machines Could Improve Access
Universities and other places frequented by young people are increasingly offering emergency contraceptives in vending machines to make access easier and cheaper.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as infectious diseases that are either new to a specific population or that are rapidly increasing in both incidence and geographic range. As the front line for healthcare, emergency physicians should be aware of the potential threats developing around the globe, as well as the constant threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to public health. This article will detail seven of the most threatening emerging infectious diseases in terms of increasing spread, severity, and lethality.
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Managing Pediatric Diabetic Emergencies
Managing pediatric diabetic emergencies is challenging. Children, especially those younger than 2 years of age, may present with subtle symptoms. Diagnosis and management must be initiated intentionally and monitored carefully to optimize each child’s outcome. The authors provide an evidence-based approach to recognition, diagnosis, and management of diabetes in children.
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Outpatient Management of Patients with VTE Diagnosed in the ED
Many low-risk patients with venous thromboembolism diagnosed in the emergency department can safely be treated outside the hospital. Studies show that outpatient management achieves similar outcomes to inpatient care in terms of recurrence and bleeding, while improving convenience and reducing healthcare costs.
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Update on Pediatric Facial Trauma
Pediatric facial trauma is common, and clinicians require an understanding not only of common injury patterns, but also of recommended diagnostic strategies and evidence-based management approaches.
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Elamipretide Injection (Forzinity)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to elamipretide, the first treatment for Barth syndrome — a life-threatening disease of the mitochondria. Elamipretide is a mitochondrial cardiolipin binder that improves mitochondrial structure and function.
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Psychiatric Medications and Long QT Syndrome: A Safe Combination?
A retrospective study of patients with electrocardiogram long QT interval syndrome and psychiatric disease suggests that with proper pharmacologic treatment and counseling, the patients can be treated safely with psychiatric drugs known to increase the QT interval.
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Measles Testing of Persons with HIV
A Dallas County human immunodeficiency virus clinic review from 2015-2025 found that only 11% of people with HIV had documented measles immunity, with younger patients, white and Hispanic patients, and patients with low CD4 counts more likely to be seronegative.