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HPV infection is a major cause of morbidity in both genders. HPV vaccination (both bivalent and quadrivalent) has proved effective in girls and women, including those outside of the original age indications and those with prior sexual activity. Much less is known of vaccine efficacy in boys and men for the prevention of HPV-associated diseases.
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In this issue: Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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After two pretreatment cycles, 196 patients with menorrhagia were randomized to tranexamic acid or placebo.
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Outcome data from 52,218 u.s. participants in the international Active Surveillance of Women Taking Oral Contraceptives (INAS) study were used to analyze contraceptive failure in association with typical use of oral contraceptive (OC) pills.
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It has been shown that delayed cord clamping after delivery will increase the blood volume of term and preterm neonates without any apparent downside complications, except for an inability to administer resuscitation to those who need it immediately.
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A 25-year-old G3P1021 presents to clinic concerned that her intrauterine device (IUD) strings feel longer.
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Did a dentist extract the same patient's tooth twice, or extract teeth the year after they gave the patient upper and lower dentures? These are obvious red flags for fraud, while other types of fraud are less easy to identify, says Ann Page, RN, MPH, director of Health Care Accountability Administration for Washington, DC, Medicaid.
