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
Testosterone Loss in Older Men: Factors Beyond Age in the Mix
(MedPage Today) -- Numerous factors -- including body mass index (BMI), lifestyle, relationship status, and a number of disease states -- were tied with declining testosterone levels in men over 70, researchers found.
In a meta-analysis including... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Dementia Risk From Midlife Onward Predicted With New Tool
(MedPage Today) -- A novel 14-year risk score helped identify people from age 50 onward at risk for all-cause dementia, a large U.K. study showed.
The tool, called the U.K. Biobank Dementia Risk Score (UKBDRS), was developed and validated in two... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 24, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Fracture Risk Quantified for Older Spondyloarthritis Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Medicare beneficiaries with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) incur frequent bone fractures, a new study indicated, with the risk boosted by some unsurprising factors but also including one that was not expected.
Fee-for-service Medicare... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AI in Primary Care? Sure, Bring It On -- But Check With End Users First
(MedPage Today) -- Might artificial intelligence (AI) hold some helpful answers for improving outpatient primary care?
Over the past couple of months, interest in AI and its applications in medicine have been surging. We've been seeing more and... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Nurse Guilty of Baby Killings; Highly Mutated COVID Strain; Food Handler Infects 300
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Former U.K. nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies in intensive care. (Mirror)
Opioids are the current greatest threat to U.S. public health... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Sending Out an SOS: Science of Suicide
(MedPage Today) -- Suspicious to the very limits of my personality, imagination, and training, I admit that I experience instances of intense exasperation and sadness with the current field of suicidology. It is apparent, if not obvious, that this... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 16, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden Administration announced new funding on Thursday to help grow and retain the nurse workforce.
"The $100 million dollars we are announcing today does three key things," said Carole Johnson, administrator for the Health... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Deeper Medicare Cuts Won't Reduce the $50B Spending on Older Adult Falls
(MedPage Today) -- Falls among seniors pose a significant public health challenge, leading to 3 million emergency room visits and more than 36,000 deaths each year. By prioritizing physical therapy as a preventive measure, we can address this issue... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
