Preventive Care
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Heightened emphasis on sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors
A history of any form of elevated blood pressure in pregnancy has become a key part of cardiovascular risk assessment in women.
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Adult immunization schedule undergoes minor changes for 2016
The 2016 adult immunization schedule from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices contains relatively minor changes to last year’s...
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More than 15% of reproductive age women use antidepressants
Women between the ages of 35 and 44 years made up the largest share of those filling an antidepressant prescription. The most commonly filled...
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USPSTF: Screen all adults for depression
All adults, including pregnant and postpartum women, should be screened for depression, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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High participation, steady sensitivity for CRC with annual FIT screening
Annual fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for colorectal cancer screening demonstrated slightly decreased but steady sensitivity and predictive...
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DEA’s rescheduling of hydrocodone tied to declines in prescribing
Key clinical point: The DEA’s reclassifying of hydrocodone analgesics from schedule III to the more restrictive schedule II produced an abrupt and...
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AACE: New algorithm stresses lifestyle modification in type 2 diabetes
Commentary
Examining the medical needs of military women
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Swapping saturated fat and refined carbs for healthy fats could ease global CHD burden
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Antipsychotics may double to triple diabetes risk in youth
Key clinical point: Antipsychotics, particularly olanzapine, greatly increased the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young people. Major finding...