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Efforts to improve the quality of clinical care in the United States have had little impact on many aspects of outpatient care

Quality of Outpatient Care Has Not Consistently Improved in U.S.

Large analysis finds declines or stagnation in many basic health measures in the United States
A new active Zika transmission zone was declared Thursday by Florida health officials

New Active Zika Transmission Area in Miami-Dade County

News comes just weeks after another neighborhood was declared free of virus
For nulliparous women

Delayed Pushing Linked to Longer Second Stage of Labor

Delayed pushing also increases odds of cesarean delivery but not adverse neonatal outcomes
The first complete genome sequence of a sample of Zika virus derived from semen has been obtained

Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Isolated From Semen

Many answers to questions about the virus may lie in the viral genome
The racial gap for breast cancer mortality is closing

Downward Trend in U.S. Breast Cancer Mortality Continues

And the disparity between black and white women is narrowing, CDC says
Half of women treated with acupuncture report a decline in the frequency of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Acupuncture May Cut Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms

Indicators can predict which women will benefit from acupuncture
The risk of radiocontrast-associated nephropathy may be overestimated

Risk of Nephropathy From Radiocontrast Overestimated

Risk of acute kidney injury varies by comorbidity and acuity of illness
For women with early-stage cervical adenocarcinoma

Ovarian Preservation Doesn’t Impact Prognosis in Cervical CA

Risk factors for metastases include stage IIB, cervical stromal invasion, lymph node metastasis
Early second trimester lipids can identify maternal gestational diabetes mellitus

Second Trimester Lipids Can ID Gestational Diabetes

Five lipid biomarkers significantly associated with post-load glucose levels in validation cohort
The Zika virus may harm a infant's brain even if the mother is infected just before giving birth

Late-Pregnancy Zika Infection Can Still Affect Fetal Brain

Second study finds Zika infection can be spread through organ transplants