What's With the Buzz Around NAD+ Injections?
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These days, everyone wants to age in reverse. But are NAD+ injections... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Benefits Found for Hand OA Drug Treatments
(MedPage Today) -- MILAN -- Disease-modifying drugs may have a role in treating osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand after all, results from two separate studies reported here indicated.
Patients with radiologically confirmed hand OA obtained significantly... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
How Docs Pay to Avoid Trouble; Musk Brain Trials OK'd; Cookie Dough Warnings Ignored
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A Reuters special report looks at how doctors and other medical providers settle serious federal allegations to stay in practice, and in some cases, to stay out of prison.
The... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 26, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Long COVID Now Has a Framework to Define It
(MedPage Today) -- Long COVID now has a working case definition in the U.S.
Twelve key symptoms of long COVID include postexertional malaise, fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms, palpitations, changes in sexual desire or capacity... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time
(MedPage Today) -- Chronic pain was detected in the human brain for the first time, researchers reported.
Data were collected over months from four participants with refractory neuropathic pain who had intracranial electrodes implanted, according... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mucus Plugs in Airways of COPD Patients Linked to Higher Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Mucus plugs obstructing the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were associated with higher all-cause mortality compared with no mucus plugs, according to an observational retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Parkinson's Risk Lower for Physically Active Women
(MedPage Today) -- French women who were more physically active had a lower incidence of Parkinson's disease as they aged, prospective data showed.
Women in the highest quartile of physical activity at age 49 and older had 25% less risk of subsequent... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 17, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
1 in 3 Doctors Sued; Sleep Apnea Dangers; Tainted Arthritis Products
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According to the American Medical Association, one in three physicians has been sued over the course of their career.
Scientists have published a new draft of the human genome... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Low-Dose Pilocarpine Improves Vision in Vehicle-Controlled Presbyopia Trials
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- A low-dose formulation of pilocarpine significantly improved visual acuity in presbyopia without adversely affecting distance vision, results of two randomized trials showed.
As compared with a vehicle control... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Gut Bacteria Cocktail Helps Long COVID
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- A daily capsule containing live intestinal bacteria appeared effective for relieving symptoms of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms, better known as "long COVID," a researcher said here.
In a randomized, placebo-controlled... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Lifestyle Factors and Glaucoma: Lots of Common Sense, Not So Much Evidence
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Limited data support a role for lifestyle factors in the prevention or management of glaucoma, according to a review presented here.
Intuitively, diet, mental health, and good posture should contribute to good... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Is Electrical Duodenal Resurfacing the Next Big Thing for T2D and Obesity?
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- A novel approach to revitalizing the duodenal mucosa as a means to restore normal insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes is showing strong promise in early studies, according to results presented here... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Vascular Complications Big Contributor to Diabetes Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- There's been an uptick in diabetes-related deaths due to certain vascular complications over the past two decades, according to late-breaking findings presented here.
According to National Vital Statistics System... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 5, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
ACP Announces 'Ambitious' Effort to Improve Access to Obesity Care
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- During its annual meeting, the American College of Physicians (ACP) announced an "ambitious" new initiative to promote equitable access to obesity care.
Because most medical schools do not prepare internists on... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
It Ain't Worth a Thing If You Don't Got That (Follow-up) Swing
(MedPage Today) -- How do we ensure that care managers and care coordinators really use their energy to help our patients get the best care they need?
Over and over again, we've seen well-intentioned efforts by these team members, seemingly countless... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - May 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
