Kaitlin Sullivan

1 week ago | medscape.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

The use of sildenafil does not appear to reduce the risk for fetal hypoxia in women, according to results from a phase 3 randomized clinical trial published in JAMA. Researchers have studied using sildenafil citrate, the active ingredient in Viagra, in people who are pregnant as a way to reduce adverse outcomes related to low oxygen during gestation, including fetal growth restriction.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

The proposed Medicaid cuts in the House Republicans' sprawling domestic policy bill could cause an estimated 7.6 million Americans to lose health insurance, leading to thousands of preventable deaths, according to an analysis published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study estimated the cuts could cause nearly 2 million people to lose their primary doctor, 1.3 million people to not fill medications they need and 380,270 women to skip a mammogram.

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

New guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes include tools clinicians can use to help patients stick to lifestyle interventions. The guidelines, released on June 10 by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), largely mirror lifestyle guidelines by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) but add specifics about how clinicians can help patients achieve their goals.

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

Children with disabilities who face disability-based discrimination at doctors’ appointments are more than twice as likely to forego care later on, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. “This is one of the first studies we’ve published that shows that discrimination is associated with worse health outcomes through decreased healthcare utilization.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kaitlin Sullivan

When the Trump administration suddenly froze federal funding to more than 100 Planned Parenthood clinics this spring, the organization’s Michigan branch was already deep into hard discussions about its finances. “The leadership team and our board had been scenario planning for months to try to fill those gaps to see how we could continue providing care,” said Ashlea Phenicie, chief external affairs officer of Planned Parenthood of Michigan. The only option was clear.