A program offering long-acting no-cost contraception to U.S. girls and women aged 15 to 19 reduced the teenage pregnancy rate by 79% over 5 years and cut the abortion rate by 77%.
Primary care practitioners should be aware of new FDA approvals that may be useful when treating patients with COPD, melanoma, and Crohn's disease.
The US Preventive Services Task Force has released several guidelines dealing with sexually active individuals and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.