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
A Policy Guide to Fixing the Doctor Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- Do you remember the wave of reality TV shows following plastic surgeons about 10 years ago? I went to medical school with one of those TV doctors. At the time, I was also doing research on Medicare graduate medical education... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 6, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Does Your 80-Year-Old Patient Really Need That Colonoscopy?
(MedPage Today) -- A large share of screening colonoscopies in adults over age 75 years were performed on individuals with a limited life expectancy, a group that stands to benefit little and carries a greater risk for complications, findings from... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 4, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CDC Derailment Investigators Fall Ill; Obese Soldiers; Fetterman's 'Downward Spiral'
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Seven CDC investigators became briefly ill while studying the health impacts of the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. (CNN)
States can now remove ineligible... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 3, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Obesity Tied to Density of Food Stores Carrying Less Healthy Options, Report Finds
(MedPage Today) -- A higher density of food stores carrying less healthy options is associated with a higher prevalence of obesity, according to a report from the Urban Institute.
"We find that areas of higher obesity prevalence are more likely... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Payments
(MedPage Today) -- Physicians accepting payments from drug and device companies administered significantly more hyaluronic acid (HA) injections to Medicare beneficiaries for knee osteoarthritis, researchers found.
Those receiving more than $100... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Primary Care Was the Loser in Our Residents' Popularity Contest ...
(MedPage Today) -- Last week, I got the strangest email at work. (Actually, I get a LOT of strange emails at work, but that's a column for another day.)
A few weeks earlier, I had gotten the usual request to attend the annual Junior Resident retreat... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Match Day Breaks Records for Numbers of Positions and Applicants
(MedPage Today) -- The 2023 residency Match cycle broke a record for the most residency positions as well as the most applicants, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) said on Friday -- otherwise known as Match Day.
A total of 48,156... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 17, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Does Wegovy Shrink Muscle Mass?
(MedPage Today) -- While "Ozempic face" may still dominate headlines around the potential side effects of semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) and other popular new weight-loss drugs, social media has started to raise questions about whether losing muscle... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 16, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
First Bimodal Neuromodulation Device for Tinnitus Gets FDA Nod
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted de novo approval to Neuromod Devices' Lenire, a bimodal neuromodulation device that is the first of its kind to be approved to treat tinnitus, the company announced.
The device provides non-invasive sound and... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Would You Refuse All Medical Interventions After Age 75?
(MedPage Today) -- In an article in The Atlantic from 2014, noted bioethicist and oncologist Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, wrote that he will refuse all medical interventions including antibiotics and vaccinations after age 75. The logic of his position... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Adding Abilify Eased Tough-to-Treat Depression in Seniors
(MedPage Today) -- Adding another antidepressant to the mix was more helpful than switching agents in older adults with treatment-resistant depression, a two-step, open-label trial suggested.
In the first step of the study which included 619 adults... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 3, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Very Low-Dose OIT Shows Efficacy for Peanut-Allergic Kids
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) at maintenance doses 10 times lower than conventional dosing may be an effective strategy for desensitizing peanut-allergic patients, according to findings from an ongoing study... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Will Electronic Messaging Push Us Toward Concierge Medicine?
(MedPage Today) -- Electronic messaging, via email and patient portals, has become an increasingly common method patients use to contact their physicians. Providers are often inundated with messages, frequently unable to keep up with the volume... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Costs of Diabetes Drug Prescription Claims Plunge After Metabolic Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Health insurance providers saved big on prescription diabetes medications after patients underwent metabolic surgery, according to claims-based registry data from Michigan.
Among 760 patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
