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A Model Offering Integrated Contraceptive Care with Primary Care Could Be Replicated

A contraception integration model at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) has helped to ensure comprehensive healthcare for reproductive-age individuals in some rural areas, new research shows. Investigators studied how FQHCs integrated services — not just offering contraceptives, but also integrating contraception care with primary care.

Combined GIP/GLP-1 Agonist: Safe for Type 2 Diabetes Patients?

In the SURPASS-2 trial, tirzepatide showed noninferiority and superiority vs. semaglutide in decreasing A1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Ways for Providers to Improve Contraceptive Access for People with Disabilities

Reproductive health providers use contraceptive counseling techniques largely based on an able-bodied norm, ignoring the needs of people with disabilities. New research suggests that better communication tactics are needed to reduce disparities and remove barriers for people who are deaf or hard of hearing as well as for people with other disabilities.

Research Reveals Barriers to Contraceptive Care for Patients with Disabilities

Several new studies highlight problems people with disabilities experience when trying to access contraceptive care. These include barriers related to educational material that is not designed with disabilities in mind as well as attitudes and biases among reproductive health providers and clinicians.

Is This Ventricular Tachycardia?

The ECG in the figure was obtained from an elderly man with chest pain and shortness of breath. Is the rhythm ventricular tachycardia?

Insulin Glargine-yfgn Injection (Semglee)

Anticoagulation Plus Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Atherosclerosis

An analysis of the COMPASS trial for the secondary endpoint of mortality showed the combination of low-dose rivaroxaban and aspirin significantly lowered the all-cause mortality rate vs. low-dose aspirin alone.

No Harm in a Morning Cup of Joe

Habitual coffee consumption was inversely associated with a lower risk of cardiac arrythmia.

Statins, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia

An analysis of the ASPREE database showed that with almost five years of follow-up, statins are not associated with cognitive decline or dementia in a large group of elderly subjects in whom multiple tests of cognition were performed serially.

COVID-19 Vaccination: The Heart of the Matter

The occurrence of myocarditis after receipt of COVID-19 vaccines is most frequent in young men and generally benign, with rapid resolution only through supportive care. Careful analysis indicates the benefit of vaccination outweighs the risk in all groups for whom the vaccine is recommended.