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Experts question insulin as top choice in GDM
WASHINGTON - Experts in the management of gestational diabetes called for individualized approaches.
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Former pharma exec nominated for top HHS post
Alex Azar also served at HHS in the George W. Bush administration
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MACRA Monday: Documenting current medications
Staying on top of a patient’s medication list could help you avoid a 4% MIPS penalty.
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Pregnant women’s access to vaccination website, social media improved infants’ up-to-date immunizations
More vaccine-hesitant women visited the website than did nonhesitant women.
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Breast cancer recurrence risk substantial after endocrine treatment
Women who stop adjuvant endocrine therapy after 5 years are still at substantial risk of distant recurrence over the next 15 years, even if their...
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Public health hazard: Bring your flu to work day
Many physicians and pharmacists report working while having influenza-like illness.
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MedPAC offers more details of MIPS replacement
WASHINGTON – The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission continues to mull the specifics of its proposed recommendation to scrap the Quality Payment...
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ACOG updates guidance on pelvic organ prolapse
The interim update incorporates new systematic review evidence on the use of biologic and synthetic mesh grafts for anterior POP repair.
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Don’t let GDM history limit contraception choices
WASHINGTON – The risks associated with unplanned pregnancy are generally higher than those from contraception.
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Seven days of opioids adequate for most hernia and other general surgery procedures
Orthopedic, neurosurgical procedures may need an initial 10-day prescription.
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Top research to be presented at AAGL
Dr. Charles E. Miller offers his top picks for research presentations at the 2017 AAGL Global Congress.