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Q&A: 'All silicone breast implants eventually require removal'

All silicone breast implants eventually require removal. The longer a person has these implants, the greater chance complications will develop, and many patients have reported "complete resolution" of all symptoms upon removal of the implants.
Vaginal laser surgery may improve overactive bladder syndrome

Women who underwent a single treatment session with vaginal laser surgery reported improvements to overactive bladder syndrome with few reported adverse outcomes, researchers reported in Menopause.
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Hospital identifies variables associated with maternal, congenital syphilis

Researchers reviewed a decade of maternal and congenital syphilis cases at a Brooklyn hospital and identified two variables associated with infection: racial identities other than Black or white and low socioeconomic status.
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023: New law brings retirement plan changes

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, enacted on Dec. 29, 2022, includes the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022, which contains many provisions designed to expand retirement coverage, increase retirement savings and clarify retirement rules.
Two data trends will impact practice patterns for clinicians

Because practice management systems and electronic health records originally were designed to support accurate billing for subsequent reimbursement, fundamental changes to practice patterns are slow to enter clinical practices.
Strategies needed to increase female representation in CVD clinical trials

CVD is responsible for approximately one in three deaths among women in the U.S. each year, yet only 38% of participants in clinical CVD trials are women, according to the American Heart Association.
Pfizer presents data to CDC on maternal RSV vaccine up for FDA review

Pfizer presented data for the first time publicly Thursday on its maternal vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus, which was granted priority review this week by the FDA.
NPs could improve access to care, but practice expansions remain controversial

Allowing nurse practitioners full practice authority may help diversify the workforce and increase access to primary care, according to experts, but there are many factors in the benefit-risk balance to consider.
Increase in domestic violence seen early in COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant individuals

During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a temporary increase in unstable or unsafe living situations and intimate partner violence for pregnant people in the U.S., according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: New HIV recommendations address infant feeding

SEATTLE — Recently published recommendations for the prevention of pediatric HIV infection say people with HIV should be counseled about infant feeding prior to conception or as early as possible in pregnancy.
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