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PCPs facing increased patient demand for knowledgeable menopause care
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- Kristin Jenkins
More patient demand for HT shining a light on inadequate primary care training in menopause medicine.
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Gout: Suboptimal management a continuing problem
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- Kristin Jenkins
Pipeline drugs show promise but undertreatment, poor adherence reduce efficacy of current therapies.
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AAP issues clinical update to cerebral palsy guidelines
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- Kristin Jenkins
Pediatricians urged to formalize standard developmental screens, refer motor delays early.
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Many moms don’t remember well-child nutrition advice
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- Kristin Jenkins
Less than 50% recalled recommendations to limit meals in front of TV and not to force a child to finish meals.
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New screening tool identifies asthma risk in toddlers
- Author:
- Kristin Jenkins
Unique classification of wheeze symptoms before age 3 may predict asthma at 5.
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‘Cracking’ technology shows promise for reducing environmental inhaled nitrous oxide impacts during labor
- Author:
- Kristin Jenkins
Patient coaching on optimal use of N2O scavenging devices significantly decreased staff exposures, could help lower carbon footprint....
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Weight gain during pregnancy may play role in child ADHD risk
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- Kristin Jenkins
Obesity, excessive weight gain jointly increased offspring ADHD risk in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes, researchers say.
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Vaginal birth possible in 50% of women with low-lying placenta
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- Kristin Jenkins
Trial of labor more likely to be successful with an internal os distance of 11-20 mm.
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‘Baby-friendly’ steps help women meet prenatal breastfeeding goals
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- Kristin Jenkins
A first-ever study of the effect of evidence-based maternity care practices on prenatal breastfeeding intentions in women from low-income U.S....
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Heavy snoring in early pregnancy linked to increased insulin resistance
- Author:
- Kristin Jenkins
Treating sleep-disordered breathing before pregnancy or in first trimester could improve outcomes, researchers say.
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Many patients, doctors unaware of advancements in cancer care
- Author:
- Kristin Jenkins
“These patients must be spared the traumatic effects of being handed a death sentence that no longer reflects the current reality,” said Dr....
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‘Dawn of a new era’ in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma
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- Kristin Jenkins
Monotherapy with pembrolizumab was associated with significantly longer disease-free survival after nephrectomy than placebo in a trial of 994...
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Lack of after care leaves cancer patients in ‘survivorship abyss’
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- Kristin Jenkins
Many survivors are living with adverse effects and continue to have heightened feelings of distress.
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New road map for CRC screening: Use more stool tests, says AGA
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- Kristin Jenkins
The proposed changes call for better risk assessment and more use of noninvasive testing.
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Does obesity reduce drug efficacy in breast cancer?
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- Kristin Jenkins
Increasing body mass index was associated with worse survival among patients treated with docetaxel-based...