Preventive Care
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Mobile apps: Powerful untapped family planning resource?
A review of 160 mobile applications yielded a small number with comprehensive and medically accurate birth control information, but such apps...
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A quarter of women with dense breasts at high interval cancer risk
Key clinical point: Among women with dense breasts, 24% are at risk for interval cancer. Major finding: Risk of interval cancer was categorized as...
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DDW: Scheduled for a colonoscopy? Pass the pretzels!
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VIDEO: E-cigarettes lack long-term data for smoking cessation
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Botox treatments improve urinary incontinence in neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Key clinical point: OnabotulinumtoxinA injections produced a consistent and significant improvement in urinary incontinence in patients with...
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After Great Recession, women at higher risk of anxiety
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Nicotinamide cuts rate of nonmelanoma skin cancer in those at high risk
Key clinical point: Nicotinamide, an inexpensive oral vitamin, protects against nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients at high risk. Major finding:...
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AACR: HPV vaccine may protect some women with prior exposure
Key clinical point: HPV vaccination provided strong protection at multiple anatomic sites in women without prior HPV exposure, and may still offer...
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Study evaluates early-life determinants of adolescent adiponectin levels
Key clinical point: Earlier first bottle and higher weight gain in the first 6 months of life were associated with lower adiponectin levels in...
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PAS: Texting beats phone reminders for HPV vaccine completion
Key clinical point: Text message reminders for HPV vaccine completion for those who had already started the series were effective. Major finding:...
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AAN: Migraine knowledge remains suboptimal in primary care
Key clinical point: Primary care physicians say they need to know more about diagnosing and treating migraine. Major finding: Imaging, preventive...