Preventive Care
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Cervical cancer rise in White women: A ‘canary in the coal mine’
“If rising incidence is not for localized-stage disease, but for advanced stages, that means it’s attributable to lack of screening.”
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Vaccinating pregnant women protects infants against severe RSV infection
“The directness of the strategy, to vaccinate expectant mothers during pregnancy so that their newborn is then later protected, is new and a very...
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COVID booster shot poll: People ‘don’t think they need one’
A new poll shows why so few people are willing to get the latest COVID booster.
From the Journals
Mothers’ sleep issues promote poor outcomes for infants
Infants born to mothers with sleep apnea had a significantly increased risk for any adverse outcome.
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Less than a third of Americans aware of cancer risk from alcohol
Survey also shows low awareness that cancer risk varies by type of drink.
From the Journals
Gestational hypertension-diabetes combo signals CVD risk
Having both hypertensive disorders and diabetes while pregnant ups later cardiovascular risk, suggesting greater care is needed when these...
Conference Coverage
Future HIV PrEP innovations aim to address adherence, women’s health, and combination treatments
Only about 20% of people who could benefit from PrEP use the preventative medication.
From the Journals
Opt-out HIV testing in EDs can help identify undiagnosed cases
On implementation of opt-out testing, the proportion of tests performed increased from 57.9% to 69% in a study.
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The right indoor relative humidity could ward off COVID
The “sweet spot” associated with reduced COVID-19 cases and deaths is 40%-60% indoor relative humidity.
Conference Coverage
Personalized breast screening a step closer to reality
“Several breast cancer risk prediction models have been created, but we believe this is one of the first models designed to guide breast screening...
Commentary
Staving off holiday weight gain
Is the 5-pound weight gain inevitable around the holidays? An obesity specialist gives some helpful tips on navigating the holidays to avoid...