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The elimination of cost sharing for screening mammography is associated with increased rates of use of the service

Screening Mammography Up After Cost Sharing Eliminated

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Effect attenuated in women living in areas with lower educational levels; negligible for Hispanic women
Doxylamine-pyridoxine may be beneficial for nausea and vomiting symptoms in early pregnancy

Value of Doxylamine-Pyridoxine Questioned in Early Pregnancy

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Greater improvement in symptom scores versus placebo, but clinical relevance unclear
National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

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Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
For women with urinary tract infections

Sulfonamides, Nitrofurantoin Being Given for UTI in Pregnancy

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Nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prescribed first trimester despite ACOG recs
A case of remission of psoriasis after treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus has been described in a research letter published online Jan. 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Psoriasis Remission Described After Hepatitis C Virus Treatment

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Case report: After initiation of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir, HCV RNA decreased, and skin lesions improved
Overall

Nearly 30 Percent of Veterans Report Current Tobacco Use

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Higher current use of tobacco products for those aged 18 to 25 years, Hispanics, those with low income
For patients with morbid obesity

Lap Sleeve Gastrectomy, RYGB Equally Effective in Weight Loss

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Studies show no significant difference in BMI loss at five years between these laparoscopic procedures
Sauna exposure is associated with improvements in cardiovascular function and arterial compliance

Sauna Exposure Improves Cardiovascular Function

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Study shows decreases in mean carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, drop in systolic, diastolic BP
Moderate-to-severe iodine deficiency is associated with a reduction in fecundity in women of childbearing age

Iodine Deficiency Linked to Lower Odds of Pregnancy

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Women with moderate-to-severe deficiency had a 46 percent reduction in fecundity
Reproductive factors

Higher CVD Risk With Early Menarche, Menopause

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Various reproductive factors linked to CVD risk; number of children tied to CVD risk for both genders