More Women Who Are Not Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Pills Just in Case

The News Tens of thousands of women who are not pregnant are ordering abortion pills just in case they might need them someday, especially in states where access is threatened, according to a study published on Tuesday. Why It Matters The practice, known as advance provision, is relatively new and has increased significantly since the […]

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Planning for Surgery? You Might Not Need All Those Tests Beforehand.

Sometimes a preoperative test of questionable value results in unanticipated complications, as happened to a man in his 50s scheduled for repair of a very painful hernia. Two Colorado doctors reported in 2014 that the man’s lab tests and physical exam were normal. But a chest X-ray, ordered because he had a history of mild […]

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Looking to Tackle Prescription Overload

The initiative calls for a 25 percent reduction in medication use within a year, with AMDA monitoring the results. “An ambitious goal,” said Dr. Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, co-chair of the Drive to Deprescribe work group. “But if you do a little here and a little there, you don’t move the needle.” To date, 2,000 facilities […]

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