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
Looking for Source of Knee Implant Failure? Biomarkers May Help
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Tests for certain metals could help clinicians determine why knee replacements appear to be failing, according to preliminary studies reported here.
For patients with metallic knee implants, high serum levels... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
SGLT2 Inhibitors Tied to Better NAFLD Outcomes vs Other Antidiabetic Agents
(MedPage Today) -- In adults with both type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the use of SGLT2 inhibitors was linked to NAFLD regression and a lower incidence of poor liver-related outcomes, according to a retrospective cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 14, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Shaping the Future of Effective Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
(MedPage Today) -- To address the expanding presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, researchers led by Nigam Shah, MBBS, PhD, of Stanford University in California, have proposed a public-private partnership to create a nationwide... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Could Weight-Loss Drug Improve Hip Replacement Outcomes?
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- The antidiabetic and weight-loss drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus) either does or does not help patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) avoid complications and other poor outcomes, according... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Flu Hangs on in the U.S., Fading in Some Areas and Intensifying in Others
(MedPage Today) -- Influenza is hanging around in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline.
CDC data released Friday showed a continued national drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Long COVID Patients Saw Improvements After Group Rehab Program
(MedPage Today) -- For patients with long COVID, an 8-week online rehabilitation program with weekly supervised group exercise and psychological support sessions improved health-related quality of life, the randomized REGAIN trial showed.
Among... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Early Marker Found for Long-Term Gout Flare Potential
(MedPage Today) -- Gout flares were markedly more common in patients with relatively high serum urate levels early on, researchers found.
Compared with patients with urate levels below 6 mg/dL at baseline, those with serum urate at 10 mg/dL or... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 6, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Suicide Risk 8-Fold Higher After Common Reproductive Disorder Diagnosis
(MedPage Today) -- Suicidality was substantially higher among women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a Taiwanese population-based cohort study.
PCOS-diagnosed patients had an 8.47-fold (95% CI 7.54-9.51) higher risk... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Tirzepatide's Association With BP Reduction Reinforced With ABPM Data
(MedPage Today) -- The once-weekly injectable tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was associated with reduced blood pressure (BP) in a prospective substudy of the SURMOUNT-1 trial.
Depending on the dose of the combination glucagon-like peptide-1... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Perennial Problem of No-Show Appointments
(MedPage Today) -- If the system we have is so good, then how come it's not working?
No-shows, broken appointments, and late arrivals have been a challenge for medical practices throughout the years. The administration insists it has a system... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Getting a Dental X-Ray? New Recommendation Says You Don't Need a Lead Apron
(MedPage Today) -- Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live.
The nation's largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead aprons and thyroid collars... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 3, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
