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Seniors Unsafe While Driving Under Influence of Opioids
New and frequent opioid users 50-80 years of age who drove while on opioids increased their probability of an accident.
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Hepatitis C Infection for Primary Care Providers
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis. Most people are asymptomatic, but for the majority of patients who become infected with hepatitis C, it becomes a long-term, chronic infection. The best way to prevent hepatitis C is by avoiding behaviors that can spread the disease, especially injection drug use, as there is no vaccine for HCV. With the forefront of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents, people can now be cured from HCV infection.
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Physical Activity, Exercise, Strength, Aging, and the Pelvic Floor
While exploring broad themes of exercise and obesity, this special feature will focus on physical activity in relationship to the pelvic floor.
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Marijuana Use and Pregnancy
Marijuana use in pregnancy increased 62% from 2002 to 2014, especially among women 18-25 years of age.
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Laborists: How Will It Affect Care?
A recent study has shown a decrease in rates of induction, cesarean section, and preterm birth in hospitals after instituting a laborist model, compared with matched-control hospitals using the traditional model.
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Who Needs an Endometrial Biopsy?
In this retrospective cohort study of premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding, obesity, as opposed to age, was the most significant predictor of complex hyperplasia or cancer on endometrial biopsy.
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Did You Remember to Take Your Hormone Replacement? The Treatment May Not Help
Women randomized to receive postmenopausal oral estradiol therapy did not show improved memory, executive function, or global cognition, and timing of initiation of hormonal treatment did not affect the outcome.
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Identifying Risk for Macrovascular Events in Diabetes Patients
The simple clinical maneuver of peripheral pulse palpation can help clinicians identify a subgroup of type 2 diabetes patients who are at measurably increased risk.
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Atrial Fibrillation Still a Mortal Disorder
Researchers propose paying greater attention to prevention, identification, and management of heart failure.
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Prophylaxis of Genital Herpes Recurrences with Antivirals
In the absence of head-to-head clinical trials, no substantial differences in efficacy or tolerability among the three potential treatments has been demonstrated.