Nurse practitioners who are getting licensed in multiple states so they can use telemedicine and mail-order pharmacies to help more women get medication abortions are being stymied by state regulations.
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New CDC Tools Target Maternal Death Prevention
Women’s health nurse practitioners now have a wealth of resources to help with maternal death prevention via a new CDC website.
STDs Increased During Pandemic in 2020, CDC Says
The lockdowns and social isolation prompted by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 did not halt the rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
Study Finds Infertility Associated With Future Risk of Heart Failure
Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
Recognizing the Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer Could Reduce Misdiagnosis
Without screening tests, many physicians wrongly assume that early diagnosis for ovarian cancer isn’t possible.