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Negative Expectations

A Country Doctor Writes

Andrea told me nobody in her family ever took an antidepressant, and none of her friends ever did. That’s why most lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers fail – after all, they warned smokers about the dangers of using their product. I had nothing to offer her, except a referral to a university gastroenterologist.

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Primary care clinics changes in abortion care after participation in the 2022-23 ExPAND Mifepristone Learning Collaborative [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

2) Those unable to provide abortion care will: a) learn about evidence-based use of mifepristone for abortion care; b) implement supportive referrals for patients seeking abortion care. Objectives: 1) Participating clinics begin to provide mifepristone for early pregnancy loss (EPL) and/or abortion care.