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Listening to guided meditation or music significantly lowers patient anxiety and fatigue during imaging-guided breast biopsy

Guided Meditation, Music Cuts Anxiety During Breast Biopsy

No adverse effects seen on radiologist-patient communication
Pregnant women who eat just a small amount of chocolate each day may improve the circulatory health of their unborn child and reduce the risk for preeclampsia

SMFM: Daily ‘Dose’ of Chocolate May Benefit Placental Health

No matter what the level of healthy flavanols, improvements seen in circulatory health
Physicians recently met in Seattle to discuss the difficulties and benefits associated with electronic health records in a third town hall meeting on the subject

Doctors Offer Suggestions for Electronic Health Records

Suggestions offered on how to make EHRs more functional in practice, and reduce regulatory burden
Exclusion of the Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas is associated with a reduction in the provision of contraception

Planned Parenthood Exclusion Cuts Contraceptive Provision

Exclusion in Texas linked to reduction in long-acting reversible, injectable contraceptives
Pregnant women with a male sexual partner who has traveled to

CDC: New Zika Warning for Pregnant Women, Sex Partners

Women should not have sex while pregnant if male partners have visited or live in Zika-affected areas
Simplification

Patient-Centered System Recommended for Medical Billing

Simplification, consolidation, and real-time cost information could improve medical billing system
Video games can play a role in medical education

Video Games Offer Educational Methods for Med Students

Medical students can test their skills and have the freedom to fail and learn from mistakes as gamers
Therapist-guided

Therapist-Guided, Internet-Based CBT Superior for BDD

Superior to online supportive therapy for symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder
Business operations data represent a relatively untapped resource for optimizing practice revenue

Seven Tips Provided for Optimizing Practice Revenue

7 measures identified that demonstrate performance, can indicate opportunities for improvement
For women undergoing cesarean delivery

SMFM: Chlorhexidine-Alcohol Best for Pre-Op Skin Antisepsis

Superior to iodine-alcohol for the prevention of surgical-site infection after cesarean delivery