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Diversity in Research and the All of Us Research Program
Posted By: 
Paola Gonzalez, MPAS, PA-C
May 03, 2022
I have been working in the PA field for well over 18 years and have always thrived on knowing that I am treating my patients with evidence-based medicine. However, during a recent educational talk about cardiovascular health, it was brought to my attention that women and minorities have historically been excluded from clinical trials. In 1977, the FDA barred women of child-bearing age from participating in most early-phase clinical research. Over time, there was a shift in this exclusion, and... Continue Reading
Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Miscellaneous, Women's Health
Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation and the Development of Allergic Disease
Posted By: 
Amanda Michaud, MMS, PA-C
December 03, 2021
It is suggested that the increasing prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency worldwide could be a factor in the rising rates of allergic rhinitis, atopic diseas... Continue Reading
Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Women's Health
CDC Releases an Update to Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment
Posted By: 
Lawrence Herman, DMSc, MPA, PA-C
January 15, 2021
We have all been so focused on COVID-19 that many of us missed the updated guidelines on the treatment of two sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Nei... Continue Reading
Filed under: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Women's Health
Breastfeeding and Coronavirus: My Experience From the Frontlines With an Infected Mom
Posted By: 
Susan Tiso, DNP, FNP-BC
June 19, 2020
One of the challenging features of COVID-19 is its ability to sweep through families. In my experience, this is more prevalent in multigenerational family li... Continue Reading
Filed under: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Women's Health
Using Policy to Impact HPV Vaccine Rates
Posted By: Susan Tiso, DNP, FNP-BC
May 02, 2019
For more than 10 years we have had a safe and effective vaccine that can prevent several types of cancer. I understand the reluctance to accept a vaccine whe... Continue Reading
Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine, Women's Health