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UrduClinical expert available to speak about CDC’s new IUD pain management guidelines In light of the intrauterine device (IUD) insertion pain management guidelines just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nicole Ferschke, an assistant clinical professor in…
Tag: Family Planning
CDC Issues Guidelines on Pain Management and IUDs
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided updated recommendations for physicians on how to help manage pain associated with intrauterine device insertions (IUDs). These devices are the third most common form of birth control in the…
Phil Anglewicz Named Director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
Philip Anglewicz, PhD, MA, has been named the director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Anglewicz succeeds Jose “Oying” G. Rimon II, who is retiring after serving as the Institute’s director since 2014. Anglewicz assumed his new role July 1.
Study finds vasectomies on the rise after Roe v. Wade was overturned
A new UC San Diego Health study identifies an increase in vasectomy consultations and completed procedures after the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal protection of abortion rights. The study also sites…
NCCN Policy Summit Encourages Conversation and Action on Sexual Health and Fertility Issues Faced by People with Cancer
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—hosts an oncology policy summit focused on how sexual and reproductive health can impact people with cancer before, during, and after treatment.
Commentary urgently calls on hospitalists to address inpatients’ contraceptive needs
The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court gives new urgency to considering women’s contraceptive needs in all interactions with the health care system. A new commentary from Eileen Barrett, MD, Albuquerque, New Mexico calls on hospitalists to offer contraceptive counseling to patients of childbearing age regardless of reason for hospitalization. The editorial is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sex Ed Curriculum Elevates Pregnancy Prevention Skills Among Native American Teens
A sex education program in Arizona significantly impacted key factors associated with pregnancy prevention among Native American teens.
Workforce Tracker Finds Large Variation in Healthcare Providers Offering Contraception Services Nationwide
Researchers at the George Washington University today launched an online tool that tracks the location and number of the U.S. contraception workforce, which includes obstetricians and gynecologists, nurse midwives, primary care doctors and others.
New Report Offers National Blueprint for Strengthening Family Planning Services in Medicaid Managed Care
A new report by researchers at the George Washington University lays out a blueprint for policies that can strengthen family planning for millions of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid managed care.
Male-dominated background affects CEOs’ decisions, new study finds
Male CEOs who experienced gender imbalance in their formative years are more likely to promote women into peripheral divisions of their companies and give them less capital, according to a recent study by W. P. Carey School of Business Professor Denis Sosyura.
The Challenge Initiative at the Bloomberg School of Public Health Receives Two Grants to Support Family Planning for Women and Girls in Poor Urban Areas
The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a global initiative based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that supports the reproductive health needs of women and girls living in poor urban communities in Africa and Asia, has received grants totaling $18.1 million from Bayer AG and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Why Do So Many Pregnancies and In Vitro Fertilization Attempts Fail?
Scientists have created a mathematical model that can help explain why so many pregnancies and in vitro fertilization attempts fail. The Rutgers-led study, which may help to improve fertility, is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.