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The impact of COVID-19 on gender-based intimate partner violence : a scoping review [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Conclusion The adequate funding of IPV prevention and research and an accurate assessment of the victims by the means of telemedicine and health workers' sensitization should be prioritized. The difficulty to obtain data without compromising the victims persists in 2024.

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Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines

Physicians News Digest

It’s why she supported Maine’s 2024 shield law , she said. Maine Family Planning has discussed whether to start mailing abortion medication to patients in states with bans, but it has decided against it for now, according to Kat Mavengere, a clinic spokesperson. conducted by the Society of Family Planning.