Generic Fluticasone –Salmeterol Inhaler for COPD Matches Branded Product
(MedPage Today) -- A generic fluticasone-salmeterol (Wixela Inhub) maintenance inhaler was clinically equivalent to name-brand Advair Diskus for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a propensity score-matched cohort study found.
With... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Clinically Significant Weight Loss Uncommon for Most Overweight Adults
(MedPage Today) -- Clinically significant weight loss wasn't very common in U.S. adults with overweight or obesity, a cohort study suggested.
In a sample of nearly 18.5 million ambulatory adults followed for anywhere from 3 to 14 years, the annual... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Getting It Right for 100% of Our Patients, 100% of the Time
(MedPage Today) -- Last week, I made the argument against 120% booking of primary care schedules. So now, how do we ensure that the plain old 100% gets done right?
If we can make sure all of our patients get there, for the right appointment at... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
An Rx for a Better Government Response to the Opioid Crisis
(MedPage Today) -- The federal government spends billions of dollars each year to address the overdose crisis, but challenges remain when it comes to directing funding where it's needed most, even as disparities in care persist.
Fortunately, federal... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Steroid Tapering Called Safe in Older RA Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Most rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients 65 and older who had 5 mg/day of prednisolone added to standard care were successfully weaned from the steroid without seeing substantial increases in disease activity, researchers said... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Sugar-Heavy Diet Linked to Development of Kidney Stones
(MedPage Today) -- A diet high in added sugars may predispose people to developing kidney stones, a nationally representative study suggested.
In an analysis of over 28,000 U.S. adults, those who consumed the most energy from added sugars had... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 5, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mixed Results With Senolytic Agent for Retinal Disease
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- A drug targeting senescent cells in diabetic macular edema (DME) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) produced mixed outcomes in two separate clinical trials.
The 48-week results from the placebo... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
No-Shows Have Got to Go!
(MedPage Today) -- Is 120% ever the answer?
At a recent administrative team meeting, with about 100 people on Zoom, senior members of the administration started talking about ways to improve access. Clearly, access is a problem, and making sure... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Tick-Related Meat Allergy Lurks Under the Radar, Unfamiliar to Many
(MedPage Today) -- Despite alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), or tick bite meat allergy, rising over the last several years and affecting many people in the U.S., many healthcare providers remained unsure about its diagnosis and treatment, CDC data showed... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- Obesity cardiomyopathy (OCM) was identified as a distinct pathology associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) based on records from a national referral center in the U.K.
Autopsies showed that out of more than 6,400 SCDs, 53... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Also Help Lung Health
(MedPage Today) -- Omega-3 fatty acids may play a protective role in long-term lung health, according to longitudinal and Mendelian randomization analyses.
Higher plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acid were associated with attenuated lung function... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 26, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USPSTF Decision on Adult Suicide Screening Falls Flat
(MedPage Today) -- Suicide is a rising public health crisis in the U.S. While we are seeing robust progress in public awareness, including destigmatizing mental health and treatment, real-world barriers such as lack of access to healthcare and... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
From HIIT Workout to Hair Apposition
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This story is from the Anamnesis... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 21, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
PCP Visits Before Emergency Surgery Tied to Lower Mortality in Older Adults
(MedPage Today) -- Visiting a primary care provider (PCP) in the year prior to emergency general surgery was associated with lower postoperative mortality among Medicare patients, according to a retrospective cohort study.
Compared with Medicare... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
MIND Diet Trial Reports Brain Findings
(MedPage Today) -- AMSTERDAM -- Changes in cognition and brain MRI outcomes did not differ significantly over 3 years in overweight or obese people with a family history of dementia who followed the MIND diet -- a hybrid of the Mediterranean... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
