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For women who have experienced gender-based violence

Being Heard Key for Women After Gender-Based Violence

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Women felt secure when treated with respect and genuine interest by health care professionals
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

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One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
Women on antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy for epilepsy or other indications are at increased risk of giving birth to premature and small-for-gestational-age infants

Risk of Prematurity, SGA Up for Women on Antiepileptic Drugs

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Increased risk for women on AEDs for epilepsy or other indications; risk varies with drug used
For university students with insomnia

Online Therapy for Insomnia Linked to Improved Mental Health

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University students undergoing online CBT program had reductions in insomnia, paranoia, hallucinations
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is effective for auditory verbal hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia

Targeted rTMS Effective for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations

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Higher percentage of responders among patients in active transcranial magnetic stimulation group
Several health care-related organizations have filed an amicus brief in support of veterans seeking a rule change that would amend or repeal the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs policy of not covering sex-reassignment surgery for veterans with gender dysphoria

AMA Joins Brief Seeking VA Coverage of Sex Reassignment Sx

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Several organizations support transgender veterans seeking to repeal policy of not covering SRS
Psychological and/or educational interventions have a small but significant benefit for anxiety prevention

Preventive Psychological, Educational Programs Beneficial

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Effect size is small, but findings held true across varied populations
High rates of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors are reported by adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Many Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Report Disordered Eating

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Most also report body dissatisfaction, with females more likely to desire thinness
Physicians should be aware of societal codes of conduct that affect family beliefs and behaviors regarding information disclosure to pediatric patients

Docs Should Be Aware of Family Beliefs Regarding Nondisclosure

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Evidence from Middle East literature suggests variability in practices, preferences of truth telling
A cognitive test involving animal name recall can predict which elderly patients succeed in mastering an insulin self-injection technique within one week

Cognitive Test Predicts Elderly Insulin Injection Success

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Number of animal names recalled in one minute was the most useful indicator