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The frequency and degree of pubic hair grooming is associated with the risk of grooming-related injury and high-frequency injury

Frequency, Degree of Pubic Hair Grooming Linked to Injury Risk

Men and women who removed all their pubic hair 11 times during their life had increased risk for injury
The increasing use of medical scribes should not be a replacement for improving electronic health records

Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed

Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
Women doctors can address the gender wage disparity by understanding the reasons why they earn less

How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?

Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity

One in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout

Incompletion of reconstruction tied to tissue expander complications, high body mass index, radiation therapy

NHS Privatization Tied to Increase in Treatable Mortality

Annual increase of 1 percent of outsourcing to the private for-profit sector linked to annual increase of 0.38 percent in treatable mortality

Specific Postoperative Complications Increased for Patients With Obesity

Odds of infection, venous thromboembolism, renal complications increased for patients with overweight, obesity

Overall

Many U.S. Hospitals Offer Language Services

Percentage of hospitals offering language services increases with level of need
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
There was a decrease in the frequency of hospitalizations for non-COVID-19-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the caseloads of common medical emergencies

Decrease Seen in Non-COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations at Peak

Caseload of common medical emergencies, including acute MI, ischemic stroke also decreased

Odds of Migraine Up With Median, Multiple Nerve Decompressions

Rates of migraine higher in association with median nerve decompression, multiple nerve decompressions