Brittany Vargas

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Jumping Jacks and Cold Water: How Pediatricians Are Stepping up in the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: January 16, 2025

“Knowledge of different types of interventions allows pediatricians to offer more options to families — more than just medication alone.”

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Endometriosis Raises Rates of Postpartum Depression, Other Disorders

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: November 12, 2024

“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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: November 4, 2024

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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: October 3, 2024

“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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: September 16, 2024

“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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: August 23, 2024

“The current RVU system encourages unnecessary procedures, hurting patients.”

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Recurrent UTI Rates High Among Older Women, Diagnosing Accurately Is Complicated

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: June 14, 2024

“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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: May 23, 2024

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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: May 17, 2024

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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: May 14, 2024

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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: May 9, 2024

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

Publish date: April 26, 2024

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

Publish date: April 16, 2024

Study authors recommend that D-mannose should not be taken to prevent future episodes in women with recurrent UTI in pri...

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Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Delay Menopause

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: March 20, 2024

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

Author:: Brittany Vargas

Publish date: March 6, 2024

Silver diamine fluoride has antimicrobial properties that remineralize the teeth and is a cost-effective alternative to dental sealants.