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Strategy Outlined for Shooter Incident in Health Care Facility

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Adhering to 'secure, preserve, fight' strategy recommended for areas with vulnerable patients
Catch-up doses of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination are effective for girls and women aged 14 to 20 years at the time of first dose

Catch-Up HPV Doses Effective to Age 21 Against Cervical Neoplasia

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But catch-up doses not effective against CIN for women who initiated vaccination at 21 to 26 years
Workers in small firms are more likely to have higher deductible levels and lack employer contributions to help pay for out-of-pocket expenses compared to workers in larger firms

Advantages for HDHP Enrollees in Large Versus Small Firms

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More than twice as many HDHP enrollees in small versus large firms lack employer-funded accounts
Data breaches can happen to small medical practices

Small Practices Also at Risk for Data Breaches

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Practices should conduct risk analysis to evaluate product deficiencies, create corrective measures
Four more experimental treatments for Ebola virus have been approved by the Congo health ministry for use in an outbreak of the deadly infectious disease in the country's northeast.

4 Experimental Ebola Therapies Approved for Use in Congo

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Treatments are ZMapp, Remdesivir, Favipiravir, and Regn3450 - 3471 - 3479
Interim guidance recommends that men with possible Zika virus infection wait three months before trying to conceive or engaging in unprotected sex

Interim Guidance Provided for Men With Possible Zika Infection

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Men trying to conceive should wait three months or more before engaging in unprotected sex
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could affect what evidence physicians may present in defense during medical malpractice suits

Pennsylvania Case Could Affect Evidence for Malpractice Defense

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Appeals center on relevance of consent, known risks and complications presented at trial
Patients report that doctors are routinely not discussing known risk factors for common causes of death

Doctors Often Not Discussing Risk Factors With Patients

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Few survey respondents say physicians speak with them about opioids, road traffic issues
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated the recommendations for screening for cervical cancer; the final recommendation statement has been published in the Aug. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Updates Guidance for Cervical Cancer Screening

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Cytology recommended every three years from age 21; different screening options from age 30 to 65
Development assistance for adolescent health makes up a small proportion of total development assistance for health

Little Global Development Assistance for Adolescent Health

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Overall, 1.6 percent of total development assistance for health went to projects with adolescent target