Get Paid for Lifestyle Medicine With Shared Medical Visits Get Paid for Lifestyle Medicine With Shared Medical Visits
How to scale lifestyle medicine practice and support healthy behavior change for your patients.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Expert Column Source Type: news
Toothbrushing in Hospital Reduces Infections and Death Toothbrushing in Hospital Reduces Infections and Death
Daily toothbrushing was associated with a 33% reduction in risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia among inpatients, according to a recent analysis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
FDA Probes Three Side Effects Reported for Weight Loss Drugs FDA Probes Three Side Effects Reported for Weight Loss Drugs
A new report listed potential links between GLP-1 agonists and alopecia, aspiration during surgery, and suicidal ideation.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Digital Assistant Helps Ease an Overactive Bladder Digital Assistant Helps Ease an Overactive Bladder
A digital tool may represent a more accessible and less expensive alternative to pelvic floor therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Drugmakers Set to Raise US Prices on 500 Drugs in January Drugmakers Set to Raise US Prices on 500 Drugs in January
Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceutical plan to raise prices in the United States on more than 500 drugs in early January, according to data analyzed...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 29, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID? Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID?
A small study generated impressive results.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID
A 2-day research conference sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health highlighted research that points to mechanisms that suggest potentially " druggable " pathways.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
US FDA Declines to Approve Merck's Chronic Cough Drug US FDA Declines to Approve Merck's Chronic Cough Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve Merck ' s drug for chronic cough, the company said on Wednesday, marking the second rejection in less than two...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Users of Weight Loss Drugs Regain Weight After Stopping Use Users of Weight Loss Drugs Regain Weight After Stopping Use
The research examined users of weekly injections of tirzepatide, which is the active ingredient in Eli Lilly and Co. ' s Zepbound.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Oral Immunotherapy Allays Peanut Allergy in Preschool Kids Oral Immunotherapy Allays Peanut Allergy in Preschool Kids
The peanut oral immunotherapy trial, POSEIDON, revealed promising outcomes in desensitizing preschool children with a peanut allergy, potentially reshaping early intervention strategies.Medscape (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Pilot Study Educates Barbers About Pseudofolliculitis Barbae Pilot Study Educates Barbers About Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
In the study, barbers received questionnaires before and after an educational session on the recognition, cause, prevention, and treatment of PFB, which disproportionately affects Black men.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
What Causes Obesity? More Science Points to the Brain What Causes Obesity? More Science Points to the Brain
In the battle against obesity, one crucial organ has been long overlooked.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
How Should We Treat GERD Associated With a Chronic Cough? How Should We Treat GERD Associated With a Chronic Cough?
It is difficult to establish a causal link between a cough and GERD when the latter is present, even when the patient has a diagnosis of GERD.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Ban Flavored Vapes, WHO Says, Urging Tobacco-style Controls Ban Flavored Vapes, WHO Says, Urging Tobacco-style Controls
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavors, threatening cigarette companies ' bets on...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
U.S. Healthcare Spending Rises to $4.5 Trillion in 2022 U.S. Healthcare Spending Rises to $4.5 Trillion in 2022
Healthcare spending in the United States rose 4.1% in 2022 to $4.5 trillion, federal data showed on Wednesday, a rate that officials said indicated a return to pre-pandemic...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - December 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
