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Examining the Mortality Risk of Physical Activity in Parkinson’s Disease

In individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD), physical activity (PA) at all intensities was associated with a lower all-cause mortality rate, with the greatest reduction seen in individuals who maintained PA before and after PD diagnosis.

The Effects of Yoga for Patients with Vasovagal Syncope

Randomization to yoga in addition to standard care to treat vasovagal syncope led to better outcomes than standard care alone, with reductions in syncopal and presyncopal events and improvement in quality of life scores at one year.

Vegan Diets May Cause More Fractures

In a large, prospective study of men and women in the United Kingdom, those following a vegan diet sustained more total and hip fractures than those eating animal products.

Examining the Relationship Between Sleep in Middle Age and Dementia Development

This long-term study revealed people who reported sleeping an average of seven hours or less nightly at age 50 years and 60 years were 30% more likely to develop dementia than their counterparts who reported sleeping seven hours or more.

Outpatient Management of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major public health concern. The availability of new therapies, as well as their use, continues to be shrouded in confusion. This discussion provides a brief clinical overview of COVID-19, followed by a focus on outpatient management and therapy based on our current understanding and available therapies.

Abortion Resources for Patients with Financial and Other Barriers

The following is a list of some nonprofit funds and resources available to pregnant people who live in abortion-ban states and are seeking abortion care that they cannot afford.

Planned Parenthood Prepares for Abortion Bans, Capacity Increases

Contraceptive Technology Update asked Danika Severino Wynn, CNM, vice president of abortion access at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, how the organization is handling the biggest threat to abortion rights in five decades.

What Can OB/GYNs Do to Protect Patients — and Themselves?

Faced with new and unprecedented laws banning abortion, physicians need to learn all they can about their states’ laws.

Reproductive Health Providers Prepare for Increased Capacity

Before voters in Ireland overturned a constitutional abortion ban, people had to travel to England and other places to obtain a safe and legal abortion. Soon, a large proportion of pregnant Americans will face the same choice.

Case Study of a Pregnant Patient in Texas

A health system in Michigan treated a pregnant patient from Texas. She traveled to Michigan to end her pregnancy when doctors in Texas turned her away despite their acknowledgement that her fetus had a lethal fetal anomaly and would never live.