How to Communicate Updated Colonoscopy Intervals to Patients How to Communicate Updated Colonoscopy Intervals to Patients
Telephone outreach and secure messaging have better response rates than mailed letters when communicating updated colonoscopy intervals for patients with a history of low-risk adenomas.MDedge News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Chemicals Common in Food Packaging Linked to Preterm Birth Chemicals Common in Food Packaging Linked to Preterm Birth
Exposure to several specific phthalates may be linked to as many as 56,595 preterm births annually, researchers found.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Promising Early Data Details on Amgen Weight-loss Drug Published Promising Early Data Details on Amgen Weight-loss Drug Published
Animal and early-stage human trial data for Amgen ' s experimental obesity drug published in a medical journal showed that it promoted significant weight loss with an...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Severe Hypertension: Would You Refer This Patient? Severe Hypertension: Would You Refer This Patient?
A woman already on several antihypertensives is still not reaching her target blood pressure. At what point do you send her to a specialist?Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Clinical Case Source Type: news
Rosacea and Recent Research Back Potential New Therapies Rosacea and Recent Research Back Potential New Therapies
What do botulinum toxin, paroxetine, and a low-molecular-weight heparan sulfate analog have in common? Each has evidence as a potential treatment for people with rosacea.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
GSK Settles Another Zantac Lawsuit in California GSK Settles Another Zantac Lawsuit in California
GSK said on Thursday it had agreed to settle another lawsuit in California that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the latest in a series of...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
100% Fruit Juices: Watch Out for the Impact on Weight 100% Fruit Juices: Watch Out for the Impact on Weight
A literature review and meta-analysis indicates that 100% fruit juices can affect children ’s BMI, as well as adults’ weight.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Healthcare Workers Face Increased Risks During the Pandemic Healthcare Workers Face Increased Risks During the Pandemic
Healthcare workers have higher risks for SARS-CoV-2 infection and mental distress during the pandemic than the general population, data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Philips' US Sales Of Sleep Apnea Devices Face Years-long Halt After FDA Deal Philips' US Sales Of Sleep Apnea Devices Face Years-long Halt After FDA Deal
Dutch health technology company Philips will not sell new devices to treat sleep apnea in the U.S. in the coming years as it works to comply with a settlement with the Food...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
South Korea Warns Against Social Media Trend Of Eating Fried Toothpicks South Korea Warns Against Social Media Trend Of Eating Fried Toothpicks
A health warning from South Korea ' s food ministry has urged people not to eat fried toothpicks made of starch in a shape resembling curly fries, after the practice went...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
The Most Exciting Time for Testosterone The Most Exciting Time for Testosterone
Primary care physicians may be more comfortable prescribing testosterone to men with low levels after hearing from these expert urologists.Medscape Urology (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Robotic Garment Improves Stride in Patient With PD Robotic Garment Improves Stride in Patient With PD
A new robotic garment may stop freezing episodes, one of the most disabling features of Parkinson ' s disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Global Tobacco Use Tumbles Despite Industry Lobbying: WHO Global Tobacco Use Tumbles Despite Industry Lobbying: WHO
Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation with one in five people smoking versus one in three in 2000, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
New Insights into Mortality in Takotsubo Syndrome New Insights into Mortality in Takotsubo Syndrome
The death rate for patients with takotsubo syndrome is comparable with that of those with myocardial infarction, with cardiovascular conditions being the most common cause of death.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Gastric Bypass for Obesity Reduces Short-Term Diabetes Risk Gastric Bypass for Obesity Reduces Short-Term Diabetes Risk
The surgery reduces the risk for type 2 diabetes among patients with obesity compared with the general population for up to 6 years, but then the risk rises again.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
