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Electronic health record triples rate of osteoporosis screenings

Use of the Electronic Health Record tripled the rate of osteoporosis screenings in women who are at risk for the disease, according to a study conducted recently by a team of Geisinger Health System researchers.

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At Risk at Home: Nearly Half of Women at Home Suffer Abuse Study Says

According to a survey by women's issues organizations, 46 out 100 married women in Armenia are subjected to domestic violence, and 67 working women experience sexual harassment on the job.

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Big bias in who gets screened for breast cancer

Elderly women, women with publicly funded health insurance and women who don't go to an obstetrician and gynecologist for routine exams are all less likely than others to get a clinical breast exam and a recommendation for a mammogram.

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