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Almost one-quarter of women report lacking interest in sex at six months after initiating a new contraceptive method

Some Women Lack Interest in Sex With New Contraceptive

Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, vaginal ring, implant more likely to lack interest
The increasingly common practice of "vaginal seeding" in infants born by cesarean section is not without risks

No Evidence for Benefits of ‘Vaginal Seeding’

Practice is increasingly common, but no evidence of benefit, or indication that procedure is safe
Dispositional mindfulness seems to be associated with improved glucose regulation

Dispositional Mindfulness Tied to Improved Glucose Regulation

In adjusted analyses, no correlation for mindfulness with prevalence of type 2 diabetes
Topical dorzolamide hydrochloride-timolol appears to reduce central subfield thickness and subretinal fluid in eyes of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and incomplete response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy

Topical Dorzolamide-Timolol Beneficial in Neovascular AMD

Findings in eyes with neovascular AMD and incomplete response to anti-VEGF therapy
Nontechnical diagnostic and management capabilities improve during otolaryngology training

Research Assesses Nontechnical Skills Gained in ENT Residency

Higher scores on Clinical Practice Instrument in postgraduate years four and five versus two
Post-rhinoplasty taping can help the skin envelope to compress and is particularly useful in thick-skinned patients

Post-Rhinoplasty Taping Beneficial for Skin Envelope

Significant effect on mean nasal skin thickness and rhinion in thick-skinned patients

Decreases in Readmission Rates From 2007 to 2015

Decreases for targeted conditions and nontargeted conditions among Medicare elderly beneficiaries
Hospital process composite performance measures of in-hospital cardiac arrest care vary between U.S. hospitals and are associated with outcome

Quality of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among Hospitals

Hospital process composite performance measures of in-hospital cardiac arrest linked to outcome
For women without history of coronary artery disease

Anxiety Tied to Ischemia During Exercise Testing for Women

Findings for women with no history of coronary artery disease, but not for men
The number of after-hours computed tomography scans referred by Australian emergency departments increased substantially from 2011 to 2013

After-Hours CTs on the Rise in Some Emergency Departments

More after-hours ER CT referrals affect trainee workloads, training, researchers say