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HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

Physician's Weekly

The Texas mother of two was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after having her second child. Clinicians said in interviews that counseling patients about birth control and prescribing it is relatively straightforward. “I felt like I couldn’t breathe.”

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? And so I began to think about the training that I had and that there was no mental health condition that was diagnosed.

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World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos

Physician's Weekly

The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades. Nearly 2 million Americans are diagnosed with malignancies every year.