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Decitabine and Cedazuridine Tablets (Inqovi)

Inqovi should be prescribed to treat adults with myelodysplastic syndromes.

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Heart Failure

A comprehensive cardiorespiratory study of stable systolic heart failure patients showed Cheyne-Stokes breathing in the awake, upright position is related to hypercapnia and is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiac death.

Risks of Hookah Smoking

An average hookah contains as much tobacco as 20 filtered cigarettes. The nicotine hit from a hookah is every bit as real and as addictive as smoking cigarettes. The temperature of the smoke when heated electronically in newer hookahs, rather than by older charcoal versions, may be cidal to lung cells.

Stroke Risk: COVID-19 vs. Influenza

During the early surge in COVID-19 infections in New York City, many neurologists observed an unusual frequency of ischemic stroke. Researchers investigated further. Read on to learn what they discovered.

The Relationship Among Step Count, Step Intensity, and Mortality in Adults

Investigators found an association between higher number of steps taken daily and lower all-cause mortality, lower mortality from cardiovascular disease, and lower mortality from cancer, but no association between intensity of steps and mortality in any of those areas.

Antibiotic Stewardship: Who’s Responsible?

A joint Pew/AMA survey about resistance and prescribing habits sheds light on provider attitudes and the work ahead.

Stress Linked to STIs, Poor Sexual Health of Black Women

Black women with high levels of stress are more likely to experience sexually transmitted infections and poor sexual and reproductive health, according to the authors of new research.

Disparities Found When Women Visit Reproductive Health Providers

Results of a new study revealed Black women are more likely to be asked about their sexual risk behavior and condom use than are white women in sexual health counseling settings.

Engaging Young Males in Family Planning Settings

By the time most American adolescents reach the age of 13 they stop seeing a pediatrician. Young females most often transition seamlessly to a provider for gynecologic and contraceptive needs that connects them, even if loosely, to providers who can flag health issues beyond gynecological needs. However, young males often do not have a regular healthcare provider who serves as a gatekeeper for their ongoing health needs.

Study Reveals Connection Between Condom Use and Sexual Stimuli Response

Researchers studied a population of young adult women at risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. They hypothesized that women with higher positive affective bias to sexual stimuli would report higher sexual risk behaviors. But the opposite proved to be true.