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Preventive Care

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

A plate of fried rice and chopsticks

<乌鸦传媒>White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders

Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike

A photo of the Zio XT wearable ECG patch

<乌鸦传媒>ECG Patch Boosts Afib Diagnoses in Older Folks

But unclear if it's clinically beneficial

A female physician with her mature female patient puts on her stethoscope

<乌鸦传媒>ACC Report: Cardiac Care Better Woman-to-Woman

Group suggests rethink of cardiology culture and medical education

A male teacher wearing a protective mask teaching math stands in front of a blackboard in a classroom

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Teachers Get, Transmit COVID at School

CDC finds most COVID-19 clusters involved at least one teacher

An African-American mother holds her newborn baby

<乌鸦传媒>'Momnibus' Bill Gaining Ground in House

Package of bills is aimed at improving maternal health and healthcare for women of color

<乌鸦传媒>Can the Same Vaccines Protect Against New COVID Strains?

Questions about long-term efficacy become more insistent

Three young adults reflected in a glass table top with glasses of alcohol about to use cocaine

<乌鸦传媒>Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease

Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young

The sign outside New York State鈥檚 Covid Vaccination Center at the Jacob Javits Center.

<乌鸦传媒>The Math Doesn't Add Up for COVID-19 Vaccine Access

New York state's rollout is adding headaches for providers

A photo of the top of a balding man鈥檚 head showing actinic keratosis

<乌鸦传媒>Want Data on Recently Approved Actinic Keratosis Drug? Here You Go

Phase III trial now published in full for topical anti-proliferative treatment

A Pulmicort (budesonide) inhaler over an illustration of lungs with covid-19 viruses

<乌鸦传媒>Is Asthma Tx a Breath of Fresh Air for Early COVID-19 Patients?

Markedly reduced hospitalizations with inhaled steroid in small, open-label trial

A senior woman uses the shoulder press machine at the gym

<乌鸦传媒>HIIT for HFpEF? Results Mixed in Exercise Trial

Boosting intensity not obviously helpful

Looking over the shoulder of a senior man having dinner on a TV tray

<乌鸦传媒>Nutrition Status Tied to TAVR Outcomes

Data support pre- and post-TAVR dietary interventions for the elderly

An ultrasound image showing stenosis of the carotid artery

<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF: Still a Hard Pass on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening

Science hasn't improved, task force says

A microscope image of helicobacter pylori

<乌鸦传媒>AGA Updates Guidelines for Refractory H. Pylori

New info stresses knowing patients' antibiotic exposure and doing drug susceptibility testing

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Should COVID-Strained Centers Hit Pause on Lung Cancer Screening?

A debate on what stopping scans would do to health systems, patients

A photo of a Monmouth College varsity football game

<乌鸦传媒>Most College Football Head Impacts Occur in Practice, Not Games

Findings may have NCAA policy implications

SMFM over an HD ultrasound of a baby in the womb

<乌鸦传媒>Preventive Approach to C-Section Bleeding Pans Out in Trial

Treatment lowered risk of early blood loss and transfusion, but not more severe hemorrhage

A photo of Gregory Michael, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Officials Investigate Physician's Death After COVID Vaccination

Onset of rare blood disorder should not be interpreted as causal, experts say

Two bottles of Colchicine tablets over an illustrated background of COVID-19 viruses

<乌鸦传媒>Colchicine for Early COVID-19? Trial May Support Oral Therapy at Home

But some find science-by-press-release troubling

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<乌鸦传媒>IBD and COVID: Kids Do Well

International registry shows older age, comorbidities are risks; anti-TNF might protect

The packaging and bottle of low-dose aspirin

<乌鸦传媒>Aspirin and CRC Risk: A Curious Age Connection

Implications for prophylactic recommendations, researchers say

An illustration of a pill capsule surrounded by bacteria

<乌鸦传媒>The Next Pandemic Is Already Here

Tools for stopping it are readily available, if only we agree to use them

A view from the bottom of a waste basket as a person drops a protective mask in

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Throw Away Your Mask After COVID Vaccination?

Vinay Prasad says it's probably safe

A woman鈥檚 hand holding a small glass of wine over a ECG printout showing atrial fibrillation.

<乌鸦传媒>Alcohol and Afib: Risk Evident With Just a Few Sips a Day

Worrying data for light drinkers in large cohort study

A little girl resting her head in her hands looks out the window of her home

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Public Schools Should (Almost Always) Stay Open

It does the least harm to kids and adults

A doctor wearing white rubber gloves prepares to vaccinate a pregnant woman

<乌鸦传媒>Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shots

Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Do People Keep Going to Church?

Even during a pandemic, it's important to realize why worship is essential

An illustration of dice over a Gleason鈥檚 pattern score graphic

<乌鸦传媒>Is This Really Cancer?

Movement builds to classify Gleason 6 prostate lesions as nonmalignant

An epinephrine injector pen in its protective case

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Anaphylaxis Rate With COVID Vax 10 Times Greater Than for Flu Shots

But events still rare and nonfatal, and benefits outweigh risks, officials say

A screenshot from the America鈥檚 Frontline Doctors video

<乌鸦传媒>'America's Frontline Doctors' Continue to Misinform on COVID

Notorious physician group has now pivoted to inciting fear about vaccines

A screenshot from the America鈥檚 Frontline Doctors video

<乌鸦传媒>No Evidence That Doctor Group in Viral Video Got Near COVID 'Front Lines'

Who are the physicians behind America's Frontline Doctors?

A paper speech bubble with ALLERGY punched out of it laying on a pile of peanuts in shells.

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Peanut Allergy Treatments Hit Snags in 2020

COVID-19 interrupts Palforzia rollout; FDA slams door on competitor's patch therapy

<乌鸦传媒>Best of The Skeptical Cardiologist in 2020

Your favorite op-eds from Anthony Pearson, MD

A young boy cowers on a chair next to a shadow silhouette of a man yelling and gesticulating.

<乌鸦传媒>What Has COVID-19 Done to Child Welfare?

The evidence is unclear; some see the pandemic as a chance to revamp systems toward prevention

<乌鸦传媒>How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?

"We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD

A photo of Moses deGraft-Johnson, MD, over $100 bills falling

<乌鸦传媒>Vascular Surgeon Pleads Guilty in Blood Vessel Scam

Physician performed unnecessary procedures and faked thousands of insurance claims, feds say

A young boy stands in front of a wall with height measurement marks and has his hand up to show how tall he鈥檇 like to be

<乌鸦传媒>Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On

Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

Sacubitril/Valsartan (Entresto) over a computer rendering of the cardiovascular system above FDA ADCOMM.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Review Gives Rosy Outlook for What Could Be First HFpEF Drugs

Advisory committee weigh unusual moves for Entresto and spironolactone

A close up young diabetic man using a lancet pen to measure his glucose level

<乌鸦传媒>Longer Diabetes Duration Means More Complications Later On

Early prevention efforts key for young people, researchers urged

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