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High school girls who use long-acting contraception -- such as intrauterine devices or implants -- are less likely to focus on condom use than girls who are taking oral contraceptives

Girls Using IUDs Rather Than OCPs Less Likely to Use Condoms

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Young women need to remember that STIs are still a danger
Familial hypercholesterolemia affects about one in every 250 American men and women and significantly increases their risk for an early heart attack

Familial Hypercholesterolemia More Common Than Thought

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Researchers find roughly 834,500 Americans have inherited condition
Quitting cigarettes "cold turkey" beats a more gradual approach

Abruptly Quitting Appears to Work Best for Smoking Cessation

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Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say
HIV-seropositive women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade ≥3 are less likely to have human papillomavirus 16

HIV-Seropositive CIN3+ Patients Have Lower HPV16 Prevalence

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HIV-seropositive women have lower HPV-16, higher non-alpha-9 oncHPV prevalence
A new advisory

CDC Issues New Prescription Guidelines for Opioids

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To curb abuse, doctors should try non-opioid options for chronic pain not involving cancer, terminal illness
In U.S. adolescents

Off-Label Use of Metformin Common in U.S. Adolescents

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Analyses of three databases show use for metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and obesity
In an effort to reduce burnout among physicians

Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout

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Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
Electronic consultation

E-Consultations Can Improve Access to, Timeliness of Care

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Median days to a review for an e-consultation was five days, versus 24 days for traditional visit
Elective early-term deliveries may not be associated with increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes

Early-Term Delivery May Not Up Adverse Neonatal Outcomes

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Those delivered after elective induction at 37 to 38 weeks don't have increased sepsis, NICU admission
U.S. primary care practices use less than one care management process for depression

Few Care Management Processes Used for Depression

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Primary care practices use less than one care management process for depression, on average