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CDC updates guidance on IUD insertion pain management amid outcry

CDC updates guidance on IUD insertion pain management amid outcry

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated recommendations earlier this week for physicians about how to counsel patients on pain management before placing an intrauterine device, otherwise known as an IUD.  IUD use is on the rise in the U.S., and so are the number of complaints from women on the lack […]

CDC issues simplified RSV vaccine guidance for seniors

CDC issues simplified RSV vaccine guidance for seniors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its RSV vaccine guidance for seniors for this upcoming respiratory viral season, saying the new recommendations are meant to simplify decision-making for patients and clinicians. The new guidance recommends that everyone over the age of 75 get the RSV vaccine, as well as anyone aged 60 […]

CDC ending five-day COVID isolation guidance

CDC ending five-day COVID isolation guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending Americans stay home from work or school for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, a major shift in policy that comes as much of the country has moved on from the height of the pandemic.  The new guidance aligns COVID recommendations with other respiratory […]

Health guidance urges doctors to ask about patients about gambling

Health guidance urges doctors to ask about patients about gambling

Doctors are encouraged to identify problem gamblers and those at risk at the earliest possible stage. Source link You Might Also Like! What’s your approach to health? Check your medicine cabinet Do all kids spy? Just me? When I was a child, I spent hours snooping in my parents’ nightstands, Granny’s ENGAGE+ How Becoming a […]

Mental Health Apps: How Medicine Can Keep Up With Tech

Mental Health Apps: How Medicine Can Keep Up With Tech

Try Dashlane Premium free on your first device: http://dashlane.com/scishowpsych. Use the coupon code ‘scishowpsych’ to get 10% off Dashlane Premium. #dashlane There are thousands of mental health apps out there claiming to do everything from easing insomnia to treating PTSD symptoms, but are those really effective? Hosted by: Brit Garner ———- Support SciShow by becoming […]

Doctors call for return of face mask guidance

Doctors call for return of face mask guidance

The Scottish government has been accused of “playing Russian roulette” with staff and patients’ health. Source link You Might Also Like! Covid in Scotland: Youngest pupils to return to classrooms Pupils in P1 to P3 and pre-school children will go back from 22 February, it has been confirmed. Source link Premium Pack of 500 Single […]

Menopause and periods guidance is a 'magnificent step forward'

Menopause and periods guidance is a 'magnificent step forward'

A new workplace standard for women with periods or the menopause has been published. Source link You Might Also Like! Gabby Logan: 'Involve men in menopause discussion' The broadcaster says a more inclusive debate will “increase empathy and understanding” towards women. Source link Will New Federal COVID Guidance Lead to Open Schools? Leila Kubesch, teacher, […]

Players told to 'sit it out' under new concussion guidance

Players told to 'sit it out' under new concussion guidance

New guidance for grassroots sport says concussed players will be advised not to work or drive a car. Source link You Might Also Like! Will New Federal COVID Guidance Lead to Open Schools? Leila Kubesch, teacher, Norwood High School, Cincinnati, OH. Andrea Wader, parent; president, John C. Fremont Elementary PTA, Long Beach, CA. ENGAGE+ Children's […]