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Endometriosis Raises Rates of Postpartum Depression, Other Disorders
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- Brittany Vargas
“Most chronic medical illnesses, particularly those causing pain, have been shown to increase the risk of mood disorders.”
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Minor Progress in Gender Pay Equity, But a Big Gap Persists
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- Brittany Vargas
Nearly 60% of women surveyed felt they were not being paid fairly for their efforts, up from less than half reported in Medscape Medical News’...
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Millennial Clinicians Face Pay Disparities by Specialty, Other Factors
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- Brittany Vargas
“Procedures are reimbursed too high, while very little value is placed on primary care.”
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NSAIDs Offer No Relief for Pain From IUD Placement
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- Brittany Vargas
“We’re challenging the current practice of using just NSAIDs as a first-line of treatment.”
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Physicians Lament Over Reliance on Relative Value Units: Survey
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- Brittany Vargas
“The current RVU system encourages unnecessary procedures, hurting patients.”
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Recurrent UTI Rates High Among Older Women, Diagnosing Accurately Is Complicated
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- Brittany Vargas
“Shared decision-making is especially important when diagnosis of an rUTI episode in older women is unclear.”
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PCPs May Have a New Tool to Help Identify Autism in Young Children
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- Brittany Vargas
The tool helps clinicians by incorporating their diagnosis and self-reported level of certainty with eye-tracking biomarkers.
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Resource Menu Gives Choice to Caregivers Struggling to Meet Basic Needs
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- Brittany Vargas
The menu option allows caregivers to make choices based on their priorities and not on whether they meet the screening thresholds for need.
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Self-Monitoring Better Than Usual Care Among Patients With Hypertension
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- Brittany Vargas
Patients in the intervention group had lower average systolic BP and lower average diastolic BP readings.
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Vast Majority of Adults At Risk for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome
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- Brittany Vargas
Almost 90% of participants could be classified as stage 1 CKM syndrome, and nearly half met criteria for stage 2, study finds.
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Automated Risk Assessment Tool Reduces Antibiotic Prescribing Rates
- Author:
- Brittany Vargas
An EHR-based risk assessment tool aided clinicians in not prescribing an unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic, study states.
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D-Mannose as UTI Treatment Offers No Benefit
- Author:
- Brittany Vargas
Study authors recommend that D-mannose should not be taken to prevent future episodes in women with recurrent UTI in...
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Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Delay Menopause
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- Brittany Vargas
The procedure is touted as improving quality of life by reducing menopause symptoms.
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Move Over Sealants, Silver Diamine Fluoride Might Take Your Place
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- Brittany Vargas
Silver diamine fluoride has antimicrobial properties that remineralize the teeth and is a cost-effective alternative to dental sealants.
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Watchful Waiting Less Expensive, as Effective as Physical Therapy for Frozen Shoulder
- Author:
- Brittany Vargas
Monitoring patients with shoulder adhesive capsulitis is as effective as and cheaper than PT, study says.