Marcia Frellick

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Poor Arm Position May Significantly Skew BP Readings

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: October 9, 2024

Overestimating BP can lead to unnecessary patient follow-up and overtreatment.

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Higher Daily Buprenorphine Doses Help Manage OUD: AMA Recommends Policy Change

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: October 4, 2024

New data highlight that the dose size currently recommended by the FDA and insurance caps on doses are outdated and harmful.

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Hormone Therapy Can Benefit Women into Their 80s

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: September 10, 2024

Analysis finds hot flashes were the top reason women continued hormone therapy after age 65 but many other reasons were reported.

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Metabolism Biomarkers on Newborn Screen May Help Predict SIDS

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: September 9, 2024

Modeling study suggests it may be possible to identify infants at high risk soon after birth with readily available information.

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CBD Use in Pregnant People Double That of Nonpregnant Counterparts

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: August 14, 2024

Use for mental and physical relief is growing faster than data on potential outcomes for exposed offspring.

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Sexual Arousal Cream Promising in Some Subsets of Women

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: August 13, 2024

While topical sildenafil cream did not show significant improvement in arousal disorder based on a study’s main endpoints, it did show improvements...

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Most Youths Who Die by Suicide Had No Mental Health Diagnosis

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: August 6, 2024

Editorialists say study results may help make a case for universal screening. Youths who died by firearm suicide, the most common mechanism, had th...

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Identifying, Treating Lyme Disease in Primary Care

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 31, 2024

Physicians in areas where Lyme is endemic should be on alert as high season arrives.

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Study Quantifies Benefit of Newborn Screening for Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 31, 2024

Newborn screening in Germany was linked in a baby’s first year with a reduction in symptomatic vitamin B12 deficiency by a factor of four compared ...

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Is Immunotherapy Best for Unresectable HCC with Moderate Liver Dysfunction?

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 19, 2024

A new study compares outcomes following two paths of care for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Intervention Helps Transition From Postpartum Care to PCP Engagement

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 18, 2024

Default scheduling of PCP visits and carefully worded reminders helped women complete a primary care visit within months after delivery.

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Strong Sibling Link With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 16, 2024

When a baby had more than one older sibling with autism, the family recurrence rate rose to 36.9%, a large and diverse study finds.

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Few Women Know Uterine Fibroid Risk, Treatment Options

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 15, 2024

A new survey also finds that 17% of women mistakenly think a hysterectomy is the only treatment option.

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Survey: Ob.Gyn.s Cite Burnout as Major Practice Issue

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 10, 2024

Bureaucratic tasks and long hours continue to pose work-life challenges, say survey respondents. Can AI help?

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Postpartum Screening Critical for Urinary Symptoms and Related Mental Health

Author:: Marcia Frellick

Publish date: July 3, 2024

Study of underserved women finds that urinary symptoms are common and associated with different factors by subtype.