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IRBs Now Expect More Diversity in Research Trials
Promoting equitable participation must not be at the cost of impeding research. But within an ethical framework beyond regulations, IRBs are evolving to address and accelerate equitable inclusion in research.
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Reproductive Health Is Important Among Communities with Opioid Use Disorder
Pregnancy-capable individuals with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) hold an inherent distrust of the healthcare system. This is one reason why contraceptive counseling could be a challenge for this population. New research through Boston Medical Center shows that individuals with OUD exhibit similarities to individuals with other chronic medical conditions when they are choosing a contraceptive method. -
Research Shows Ultrasound Is Not Necessary for Medication Abortion
Researchers suggest reproductive health providers could offer patients a faster, less expensive medication abortion via telemedicine. Study findings show that omitting the pre-abortion ultrasound does not appear to compromise safety or result in more ongoing pregnancies. -
What Is New in Contraception?
The new editions of Contraceptive Technology and Managing Contraception include important updates to several forms of contraception, including progestin-only pills. -
Title X Program Saved by Biden Administration’s New Final Rule
Title X organizations and other groups praised the Biden administration for reversing the draconian changes to the Title X family planning program that were enacted in 2019 under the Trump administration. -
Effects of Texas Abortion Law Could Ripple Nationwide
The recent Texas law that banned abortions after six weeks gestation was written to be enforced by almost anyone, anywhere in the United States — creating a bounty hunter system. It could turn neighbors against neighbors, family members against family members, and incentivize strangers to spy on women. -
Safe and Legal Abortion Access Under Greatest Threat Since Roe v. Wade Decision
The largest and most damaging crack in the Roe v. Wade bulwark of abortion access was breached Sept. 1, when the U.S. Supreme Court’s inaction allowed the state of Texas to ban abortions after six weeks of gestation. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. The law gives about any person in the nation the right to sue the abortion provider and anyone else who assisted someone with abortion care. -
A History of Violence: Leaders Must Stand Up for Nurses
Two veteran occupational health nurses described their experiences with workplace violence over the years, emphasizing this chronic situation can be stopped if individual hospital leaders set a tone that enough is enough. -
CMS to Issue Rule Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers
President Biden has dropped the carrot and picked up a stick, ordering healthcare workers — all 17 million — to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, or Medicare money may be withheld from their employers. -
ANA: Nursing Shortage Is at Crisis Point
With federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates looming, burnout at record levels, and many baby boomers nearing retirement age, a national nursing shortage is approaching that could shut down critically needed care. The American Nurses Association recently sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, calling for the Biden administration “to declare a national nurse staffing crisis and take immediate steps to develop and implement both short- and long-term solutions.”