Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Have Major Cardiovascular Benefits
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The two most popular medications for erectile dysfunction (ED) may confer substantial cardiovascular benefits for men with ED and concurrent heart disease, according to an analysis of a health research database... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 30, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Patients Shed 15% of Body Weight With Tirzepatide, Drugmaker Says
(MedPage Today) -- The hotly anticipated combination GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Mounjaro) succeeded in yet another weight-loss trial, maker Eli Lilly announced.
Meeting the first co-primary endpoint of the SURMOUNT-2 trial, people... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Pluses and Minuses of Adding More Services
(MedPage Today) -- How do we decide what we do, and what we don't do, in an ambulatory primary care practice?
Many years ago, we had crash carts that we kept in each area of our practice, which is physically divided up into the Red, Green, and... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 24, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Here's How to Start Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- Addiction is highly prevalent. In whatever medical setting you treat patients, you will see patients with substance use disorder (SUD). To improve their health and well-being, you as their physician must recognize, embrace, and... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 24, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Lemonade and Early Death; Med School Rankings Delayed; $50 for OTC Narcan?
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Soda, lemonade, and other sugary drinks were linked with premature death in people with type 2 diabetes. (The BMJ)
Senators are proposing a $35 cap on insulin for people with... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Will Obesity Drugs Change the Bariatric Surgery Landscape?
(MedPage Today) -- Mark Twain once said, "History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme."
As a weight-loss surgeon for over 20 years, I have witnessed the new obesity medications with both anticipation and nostalgia. Just like bariatric... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Staff Still Skeptical of Plastic Meniscus Replacement
(MedPage Today) -- Technical staff at the FDA said they were unsure whether the benefits associated with an investigational meniscus replacement product outweighed the risks, citing substantial rates of poor clinical response and adverse effects... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Renal Function Safe With Pegloticase-MTX Combo for Gout
(MedPage Today) -- AUSTIN, Texas -- For patients with uncontrolled gout, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) remained stable with combination pegloticase (Krystexxa) and methotrexate treatment, researchers reported.
Looking more closely... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Ugly Truth About Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop
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In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Dr. Mike" on social media -- breaks down the science (or lack thereof) behind Goop's products and their claims.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
All Opioid Pain Meds to Get New Safety Warnings, FDA Says
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA is making several updates to prescribing information for opioid pain medications to provide guidance on safe use, according to a Drug Safety Communication, including a new warning that they can increase sensitivity to... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Unhealthy Lifestyle Factors Into Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
(MedPage Today) -- Lifestyle habits may contribute to individual risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), researchers found in the U.K. Biobank.
In comparison to more "favorable" lifestyles, an "unfavorable" lifestyle was associated with... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reports
(MedPage Today) -- Chronic pain continued to affect more than one in five U.S. adults, new CDC survey data showed.
During 2021, an estimated 51.6 million adults (20.9%) had chronic pain lasting 3 months or longer, and 17.1 million (6.9%) had high... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mint-Flavored E-Cigarettes Linked to Worse Lung Function
(MedPage Today) -- Use of electronic cigarettes with added menthol flavoring increased the number of inhaled particles and was associated with worse lung function in current or former combustion cigarette smokers, according to a study that used... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 12, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What Lies Ahead for ACA's Preventive Care Coverage Mandate?
(MedPage Today) -- On March 30, a single federal judge in Texas struck down a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that required free coverage for a host of preventive health services for people with private insurance. Under this decision... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Docs Support Bill to Reform Medicare Payments
(MedPage Today) -- New legislation in the House aims to boost physician Medicare payments using an inflation-based update.
On Monday, Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) introduced the "Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act," which links... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 6, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
