Dietary Factors Tied to Osteoarthritis Pain
(MedPage Today) -- Knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain was worse with a pro-inflammatory diet, an observational study suggested. Scores on a proprietary "Dietary Inflammatory Index" (DII) were significantly associated with standard knee pain scores... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New Parkinson's Definition Proposed Based on Biomarkers
(MedPage Today) -- Lewy body diseases -- Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies -- should be defined as neuronal alpha-synuclein disease, not as clinical syndromes, a new position paper proposed. "Parkinson's disease and dementia... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage?
(MedPage Today) -- Michael Chernew, PhD, chairs the influential Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent 17-member panel appointed by the U.S. Comptroller General to advise Congress on Medicare policy. MedPage Today recently... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

A Reminder of the Value of Hospice
(MedPage Today) -- Recently, I encouraged a dear great-aunt to go into a hospice program. She is childless, and like so many seniors she lives alone, is adamant that she wants to do so, and has private caregivers who come to help. Her will is strong... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Adults Who Cite Walking Difficulty Face Higher Fracture Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Self-reported walking limitations among middle-age and older adults were predictive of future fracture risk, according to a prospective cohort study in Australia. Among men and women age 45 and over, those who reported "a lot... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

The Minefields Ahead in Long COVID Treatment Development
(MedPage Today) -- In this Instagram Live clip, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, chief of the Research and Education Service at the VA St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri, discuss treating long COVID... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

How Should We Treat Long COVID?
(MedPage Today) -- In this Instagram Live clip, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, chief of the Research and Education Service at the VA St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri, discuss the latest research... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Prolonged sitting at work was associated with a 16% higher risk of all-cause mortality and 34% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease, a cohort study from... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

SpA Diagnoses Remain Uncertain, Even After Years of Symptoms
(MedPage Today) -- Among patients diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), "diagnostic uncertainty" persisted in nearly one-third 2 years after their initial classification, researchers said. Data from the so-called SPACE cohort study... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 19, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

'Budget Ozempic': What to Know
(MedPage Today) -- With novel weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) in short supply and selling for high prices, an age-old method for trying to shed pounds has taken on a new moniker: "budget Ozempic." The... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Top Insomnia Treatments Offer Little Relief for Dialysis Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Two common treatments for insomnia flopped for patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to the SLEEP-HD trial. After 6 weeks of treatment, people who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or took trazodone... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Plus Nitrates Still a Losing Combination, Study Shows
(MedPage Today) -- As expected, men taking nitrates for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) fared poorly if they added certain erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs to their medicine cabinet, a Swedish population-based study found. Compared with nitrate... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Can Childhood Trauma Prime Brain Dynamics for Nicotine Dependence?
(MedPage Today) -- Childhood trauma-related emotion dysregulation may partly explain why some long-term smokers are unable to give up nicotine, a cross-sectional study suggested. Using 16-minute resting-state functional MRI to show the dynamic... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 13, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Dr. Mike Confronts Dr. Gundry's Controversial Health Views
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Dr. Mike" on social media -- sits down with cardiothoracic surgeon Steven Gundry, MD, to discuss his controversial health claims. Following is a partial transcript... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Trio of Eye Diseases Linked to Falls, Fractures in Older Adults
(MedPage Today) -- Older adults with cataracts, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and glaucoma are all more likely to have falls or fractures compared with those without these eye diseases, a population-based cohort study suggested. While... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news