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Decision Aids Can Help with Surgery Utilization
Surgeons can use educationally based decision aids to improve rates of knee arthroplasty utilization among African Americans. The decision aids should include information about pre- and postoperative pain and performance outcomes.
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Organizations Say It Is Time for Clinicians to Speak Out for Change
Many healthcare organizations, including the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, joined hundreds of businesses in condemning racism and police brutality. The American College of Surgeons issued a call to action on racism as a public health crisis.
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Healthy Black Children More Likely to Die After Surgery
The authors of a recent study found African American children who are otherwise apparently healthy are 3.43 times more likely to die within 30 days after surgery when compared with white patients.
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Social Determinants of Health Affect Surgical Care Disparities
Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, and age. Before learning more about surgical disparities and their effects on various racial and ethnic groups, researchers will need more of these data.
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Racial Disparities Persist in Surgery
A specific cause remains elusive.
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Should Metronidazole Be Added Routinely to Treatment Regimens for PID?
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial compared ceftriaxone (250 mg intramuscular once) and doxycycline (100 mg orally twice per day for 14 days) with and without metronidazole (500 mg orally twice per day for 14 days) for the treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease.
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A New Treatment for Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis?
Recurrent bacterial vaginosis is a problem that affects many women, with an estimated 50% of women developing a recurrence within 12 months of treatment. The authors of this study tested the efficacy of a novel product, Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 (Lactin-V), in reducing bacterial vaginosis recurrence in this phase 2b clinical trial.
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STI Testing Kits Are a Useful Tool During Pandemic
The authors of a recent study show it is feasible for providers to send patients at-home testing kits for sexually transmitted infections and expect a majority to be returned with samples.
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Researchers Study Rate of Sexually Transmitted Infections During COVID-19 Pandemic
The United States has seen increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections for the past six years, but it is not yet clear if the trend has continued in 2020.
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Spacing Childbirth Is Better for Women’s and Children’s Health
Women’s health benefits from waiting at least two years after a live birth before the next pregnancy. The results of a recent study reveal that women are more likely to space out childbearing after participating in a two-year intervention that includes providing women with access to family planning counselors, free transportation to a high-quality family planning clinic, referrals for services, consultations, and financial reimbursement for family planning services.