10,000 Steps Lowers Death Risk; Obesity Drug Beats Wegovy; Lead in Cinnamon Warning
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Accruing about 10,000 steps per day was associated with the lowest mortality risk independent of sedentary time, but any amount above 2,200 steps a day showed mortality... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 7, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement
(MedPage Today) -- Pain control during the first 24 hours after total hip arthroplasty was maximized in a randomized trial with a combination of acetaminophen (A), ibuprofen (I), and dexamethasone (D), as opposed to various combinations of two... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 7, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Told
(MedPage Today) -- Who is to blame for America's broken healthcare payment system? Witnesses and lawmakers mostly pointed fingers at Medicare during Wednesday's Senate Budget Committee hearing on how primary care improves healthcare efficiency... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor
(MedPage Today) -- The first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM) was cleared for use by adults with or without diabetes, the FDA announced on Tuesday.
The Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System is an integrated CGM (iCGM) that will... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Emergency Surgery Rates Higher in Primary Care Shortage Areas, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Rates of emergency surgery, serious complications, and hospital readmissions were higher among Medicare patients living in primary care shortage areas, according to a cross-sectional retrospective cohort study of data from 2015... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Congress Should Simplify Medicare's Vaccine Coverage
(MedPage Today) -- As a family physician, I have been providing my patients with preventive care, including vaccinations, for nearly 40 years. I know that vaccines are safe, effective, and save lives. They are the best public health tool to fight... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Zyn Nicotine Pouches Are All Over TikTok, Sparking Debate
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring.
But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents, and pundits that... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Small Wins
(MedPage Today) -- Last week, we had a guest speaker at our faculty noon conference, Ashley Beecy, MD, the medical director of artificial intelligence operations for our hospital, who came to give us an overview of what's happening around artificial... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CDC: Flu Shots Working Moderately Well This Season
(MedPage Today) -- Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season.
The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates
(MedPage Today) -- Having patients waiting for knee arthroplasty undergo a preoperative program of weight loss, exercise, and other interventions gave them modestly improved pain, function, and quality of life, a small randomized trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Cannabis Singled Out for Cardiovascular Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Cannabis use was independently linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the general population even after accounting for tobacco cigarette and e-cigarette use, a large national study found.
Using data from the CDC's Behavioral... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Take Your Supplements With a Big Grain of Salt
(MedPage Today) -- Recently, my family and I took a day trip, just to get out of the city, and drove down through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware to take in some sights.
Being hard-core Manhattanites, we don't own a car, but it's always... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Palliative Care Has a Branding Problem
(MedPage Today) -- Most people with a diagnosis impacting their quality of life intuitively understand how they could use "an extra layer of support." Loved ones need it too. Chronic and terminal disease reverberates through families like the stressors... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Net Danger? Ophthalmologists Have Their Eyes on Pickleball
(MedPage Today) -- As pickleball continues to take off, especially among older Americans, ophthalmologists are warning that the sport can wreak havoc on the eye despite appearing about as low-impact as a Ping-Pong game in the basement.
In a recent... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Do We Simply Not Care About Old People?
(MedPage Today) -- The COVID-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn't doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults.
The death toll was shocking, as... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
