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Young adults with chronic diseases like asthma and diabetes are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide as their healthy peers

Suicide Risk Up in Younger Patients With Chronic Illness

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Those diagnosed with diabetes, asthma more likely to attempt suicide than healthy peers
Minimal evidence is available for guidelines for electronic communication between patients and providers

Minimal Evidence for Electronic Communication Guidelines

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Current guidelines for e-communication between patients, providers based on minimal evidence
About six in 10 sexually active single men in the United States are taking responsibility for birth control

CDC: 60 Percent of America’s Single Men Report Using Condoms

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Use of withdrawal before ejaculation up from 9.8 percent in 2002 to 18.8 percent in 2011 to 2015
Customers of health insurance giant Aetna in many states were sent mail with envelopes that clearly revealed their HIV status

Insurer Aetna’s Envelopes Revealed Customers’ HIV Status

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Mail went to estimated 12,000 customers, and 23 complaints have so far been received
Most patients are using online reviews as a first step to finding a new doctor

Proactive Approach Encouraged for Online Patient Reviews

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Most patients use online reviews as first step to find new doctor; form an opinion from one to six reviews
There has been a significant decline in the risk of secondary cancers after Kaposi sarcoma in the era of highly-active antiretroviral therapy

ART Era Has Changed Secondary Cancers After Kaposi Sarcoma

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Certain cancers -- ALL and cancers of the tongue, penis -- becoming more common
Greater focus is needed on correct identification processes in order to prevent wrong-patient medication administration incidents

Nurse-, System-Related Factors Analyzed in Wrong-Patient Events

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In 77 percent of wrong-patient incident reports, the process of identifying the patients was not described
Maraviroc-containing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis regimens are well tolerated for preventing HIV infection in uninfected women

Maraviroc-Containing HIV PrEP Regimens Safe, Well Tolerated

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MVC-containing regimens well tolerated compared with TDF-FTC in HIV-uninfected women in U.S.
For women

Hours Worked Impacted by Kids for Female, Not Male Doctors

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Findings from a national sample of dual-physician couples
Adoption of specialty access standards has not improved access to specialists

Specialist Access No Better With Adoption of Access Standards

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No notable improvement in timely access to specialty services following implementation of standards