ALLMedicine™ Sexual Assault Center

Nov 27th, 2021 - Although research has established an association between alcohol use and sexual assault, few studies have examined how characteristics of the perpetrator may influence sexual aggression depending upon whether alcohol is consumed by the perpetrator...

Nov 26th, 2021 - Sexual assault is prevalent and may be even more prevalent among sexual minorities. However, prevalence rates vary, in part, due to discrepancies in sampling methods. Given this, we assessed whether two popular non-probability sampling types (pane...

Nov 26th, 2021 - Although college students who are sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of sexual victimization than their peers who identify as heterosexual and cisgender, there is a paucity in the literature investigating how college campus...

Nov 25th, 2021 - The goal of the present study was to refine sexual assault therapy through the examination of the level of agreement between survivor and therapist assessments of key recovery-promoting therapeutic interventions. This is the first study to explore...

Nov 25th, 2021 - Specific aims are as follows: Aim 1 (Stage IA): Modify Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) content to an eHealth format to include personalized content for each risk group (1. cisgender heterosexual men; 2. cisgender heterosexual women; a...

Feb 23rd, 2018 - Sexual assault is a complex situation with medical, psychological, and legal aspects. Forensic experts play a major role in terms of forensic and gynecological medical examination and evidence collection in order to maintain the chain of custody. ...

Jun 24th, 2017 - Emergency contraception refers to contraceptive methods used to prevent pregnancy in the first few days after unprotected intercourse, sexual assault, or contraceptive failure. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first dedi...

May 15th, 2015 - The 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) developed recommendations for PEP irrespective of exposure source in recognition of the need to simplify eligibility assessment and prescribing practices. Tradi...

Mar 9th, 2010 - To review the evidence and provide guidelines on the management of sexual violence against women, specifically, rape. Outcomes evaluated include effectiveness of post-rape care provision. The MEDLINE database was searched for articles published up...

Sep 20th, 2008 - Serologic testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is the primary way to identify persons with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Testing has been recommended previously for pregnant women, infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers, ho...

Nov 25th, 2021 - Specific aims are as follows: Aim 1 (Stage IA): Modify Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) content to an eHealth format to include personalized content for each risk group (1. cisgender heterosexual men; 2. cisgender heterosexual women; a...

Nov 11th, 2021 - INTRODUCTION 1.1.1. Background Over the last decade, ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft have become a popular transportation option, particularly for young people. These services often market themselves as less expensive and/or safer alte...

Oct 8th, 2021 - Although they represent only 15% of the larger homeless population, chronically homeless people utilize substantially more services. This finding is understandable given that chronic homelessness is characterized by long or frequent episodes of ho...

Sep 16th, 2021 - Evidence demonstrates that chronic stress doubles the risk of myocardial infarction and contributes to proinflammatory processes implicated in coronary artery disease and stroke. Veterans who have experienced combat are at greater risk for cardiov...

Aug 16th, 2021 - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that can develop after a person experiences a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, war, or any other life-threatening event. PTSD is a worldwide health problem that se...

Nov 17th, 2021 - The Safe Alliance in Austin, Texas, helps survivors of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. Before Texas' new abortion law took effect, the organization counseled a 12-year-old who had been repeatedly raped by her father. Piper Stege...

Oct 20th, 2021 - Sterling Ransone, Jr, MD, a family physician in Deltaville, Virginia, knocked on the exam room door and entered to find the patient, a 28-year-old woman, seated on the examination table. She was complaining about a fever, sore throat, and congesti...

Sep 22nd, 2021 - Traumatic experiences, especially sexual assault, may put women at greater risk for poor brain health. In the Ms Brain study, middle-aged women with trauma exposure had a greater volume of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) than those without tr...

Sep 2nd, 2021 - Equine therapy, which involves interactions with horses in a controlled environment, reduces fear and other symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. Results from a study of about 60 military veterans who underwent w...

Aug 26th, 2021 - Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Prescriptions Leading to 5 Patient Deaths Darrel R. Rinehart, MD, was sentenced to 3 years in prison in June 2021 for unlawfully distributing controlled substances, primarily opioids, out of his clinic in Columbia, Te...