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The 2023 PCOS guideline update strengthens the recognition of PCOS as a complex condition with far-reaching health implications, emphasizing the need for a multidisciplinary approach to care.

The 2022 ACIP recommendations introduce new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and simplified dosing schedules, aiming to enhance prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease while improving guideline implementation in clinical practice.

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