Search results for "Women's Health"
Chapter advocacy key to advancing ACP's priorities
ACP's legislative staff are following four key court cases on affirmative action, gun violence, climate change, and women's reproductive health care rights.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/06/chapter-advocacy-key-to-advancing-acps-priorities.htm
1 Jun 2022
ACP congratulates recent AMA election winners
Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD, MACP, was recently re-elected to the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees, and Suja Mathew, MD, FACP, was elected to the AMA Council on Medical Education.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/28/5.htm
28 Jun 2022
ACP revises advice on women's health
New guidelines that change the recommendations for practices such as pelvic exams are leading to changes in the mindsets of physicians and patients.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2015/09/womens-health.htm
1 Sep 2015
Contraceptive counseling, provision increases use, reduces unintended pregnancy
A review and meta-analysis looked at 38 randomized controlled trials that compared interventions providing enhanced contraceptive counseling, contraceptives, or both versus usual care or an active control.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/24/1.htm
24 May 2022
Chapter awardees named
Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/02/awards.htm
1 Feb 2022
Why to screen for anxiety
Anxiety can fly under the radar when combined with other conditions and symptoms that may be more immediately recognizable, such as stomach problems or migraines.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/03/why-to-screen-for-anxiety.htm
1 Mar 2021
Traumatic fractures associated with subsequent fracture risk in postmenopausal women
Data from the Women's Health Initiative suggest that either a high-trauma or low-trauma fracture warrants evaluation for osteoporosis and counseling about fracture risk.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/15/4.htm
15 Jun 2021
USPSTF pulls back on recommendation of low-dose aspirin for primary prevention
In a draft recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends against initiating low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults ages 60 years or older and says use should be an individual decision in patients ages 40 to 59 years.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2021
Detecting eating disorders in midlife
Internists are well positioned to spot eating disorder symptoms in older adults, who can suffer more serious consequences of the condition.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/02/detecting-eating-disorders-in-midlife.htm
1 Feb 2021
Menopausal hormone therapy not associated with increased dementia risk
The findings of this retrospective study in the United Kingdom should reassure women taking menopausal hormonal therapy but do not support its use to prevent dementia, a linked opinion piece said.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/05/5.htm
5 Oct 2021