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Mailed Self-Collection Kits Increase Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening

Physician's Weekly

from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues compared the effectiveness of mailed SC kits, with and without patient navigation, versus telephone reminders for increasing cervical cancer screening. percent in the SC with patient navigation group participated in cervical cancer screening.

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Two-Hour Observation Probably Safe for Most Children With Anaphylaxis

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from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and colleagues conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study across 30 emergency departments involving children presenting to the emergency department with anaphylaxis to calculate the incidence rate and timing of repeat epinephrine dosing. Dribin, M.D.,

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

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Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said.

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AAP Updates Recommendations for Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 16 in Pediatrics , updated recommendations are presented for providing adolescent patients with contraceptive counseling and methods. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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And then John, I’d love to hear from you starting off, you’re a palliative care doc, right? John: I am what I am, which is a family practice doctor. But in the end, I see these as my patients and I’m trying to define what is the right model. I wonder, is this only for patients in hospice?

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database that includes vaccine safety information from millions of patients, according to multiple sources. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on autism and vaccines. Health and Human Services’ look at rising autism rates in the U.S. All rights reserved.