Oktoberfest Doctor: Not the Wurst Job You Could Have
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a new series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health and medicine.
To kick off the series, we spoke with Philip Kampmann... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
With Shutdown Likely, Policy Experts Weigh Health Risks
(MedPage Today) -- Unless Congress acts to pass a spending package on or before September 30, the federal government is hurtling toward a shutdown. How will that affect federal healthcare programs?
Stakeholders and policy experts, including former... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Primary Care Follow-Up After Emergency Surgery Tied to Fewer Readmissions
(MedPage Today) -- Among patients hospitalized for an emergency general surgery (EGS) condition, primary care follow-up within 30 days of discharge was associated with a significant reduction in readmission rates, according to a retrospective cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Third Time's a Charm for GLP-1 Diabetes Device? FDA Staff Suggest Otherwise.
(MedPage Today) -- As an investigational diabetes drug implant that promises better adherence faces FDA review for a third time, safety concerns ranging from adverse heart and kidney events are expected to be points of contention at an advisory... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Want Better Health Outcomes? Check Out What Other Countries Do
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- How do other countries achieve better health outcomes than the U.S.? They all have three traits that the U.S. does not, Paul Keckley, PhD, said at the Population Health Colloquium here.
Keckley, who is now... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
New iPhone Radiation Concerns; Man Dies After Raw Oysters; PBM Market Tightens
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A French agency is saying that the iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and needs to be pulled from the market. (AP)
The White House unveiled several new grants for... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 13, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Docs and Nurses Talk More About Heat?
(MedPage Today) -- An important email appeared in the inboxes of a small group of healthcare workers north of Boston as this summer started. It warned that local temperatures were rising into the 80s.
An 80-plus-degree day is not sizzling by Phoenix... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Dog Bite Deaths Rise, First Lady Tests Negative, Parents Targeted in Fentanyl Deaths
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Deaths from being bitten or struck by a dog are on the rise, according to the CDC. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Philips Respironics reached a $479 million... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Reviewers Say OTC Decongestant Doesn't Work
(MedPage Today) -- When pseudoephedrine moved "behind-the-counter" nearly 20 years ago, it left oral phenylephrine (with brands including Sudafed PE and Suphedrine PE) as the only nasal decongestant available without pharmacy assistance. But there... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 7, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What Can Primary Care Physicians Do for Our Aging Population?
(MedPage Today) -- People today are living longer than ever before, and the proportion of older adults in the population is increasing. By 2040, people ages 65 and older are expected to make up 22% of the U.S. population. In light of this trend... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 6, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What Changed FDA's Mind About Ilaris for Gout?
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA quietly approved the interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitor canakinumab (Ilaris) for gout 10 days ago, with no announcement from either the agency or the drug's manufacturer, Novartis -- leaving outsiders to guess at what changed... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 5, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, healthcare marketing consultant Ron Harman King, JD, MS, discusses the ongoing debate on whether physicians could be legally forced to retire at a certain age like other professionals –- judges, FBI agents... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 3, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Joint Replacement Outcomes a Bit Better With Patient Reports Post-Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following knee and hip replacement procedures showed "a small improvement" over usual post-surgery care when patients were asked to submit them regularly for a year after their procedures... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Pain, Blurriness: Severe Ocular Symptoms Hit 'Dual Use' Smokers
(MedPage Today) -- Teens and young adults who puff on both cigarettes and e-cigarettes are more likely to experience severe and frequent ocular symptoms, with past 7-day users reporting more symptoms than all other participants in an observational... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Single Psilocybin Dose Again Shows Major Depression Benefit
(MedPage Today) -- Just one dose of psilocybin significantly improved depression symptoms and functional disability in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), a randomized trial found.
Administered with psychological support, a 25-mg dose... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
