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News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

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<乌鸦传媒>Screen for Latent TB Infection, USPSTF Says

Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened

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<乌鸦传媒>Longer Family Meals Are Healthier Meals for Kids

Just 10 minutes made a significant difference in how much fruits, veggies were eaten

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<乌鸦传媒>A Drink or Two a Day Won't Help Prolong Life

Updated data debunk the idea of daily low-level drinking as protective

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<乌鸦传媒>Reversing Prediabetes Alone Doesn't Cut Mortality Risk

Reduced risk only seen in physically active patients, Taiwanese study found

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<乌鸦传媒>How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay?

Hitting goal of 8,000 steps or more just 1 to 2 days a week tied to health benefits

<乌鸦传媒>Finally, a Potential Therapy to Prevent Long COVID

Diabetes drug found to reduce chance of long COVID in clinical trial preprint

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<乌鸦传媒>Sickle Cell Disease Patients Miss Out on Decades of Life

What effects might emerging therapies have on real-world survival?

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<乌鸦传媒>Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping

Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report

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<乌鸦传媒>Statin Users Show LDL Doesn't Come Close to Telling Whole Story of ASCVD

Residual inflammation is important factor of cardiovascular risk

<乌鸦传媒>A New Framework for Treating Hypertension

Harlan Krumholz, MD, on breaking down the barriers to blood pressure control

ACC over a photo of Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

<乌鸦传媒>Bempedoic Acid Proves Clinical Benefits for the Statin-Intolerant

Yet the good clinical data are complicated by real-world cost and access problems

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<乌鸦传媒>Avoiding Just This Dietary Trigger Helps Resolve Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Easier alternative to six-food elimination diet shown effective

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<乌鸦传媒>Daily Thiazide No Help in Preventing Recurrent Kidney Stones

Three different dosages of hydrochlorothiazide no better than placebo

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<乌鸦传媒>Zero-Cal Sweetener Erythritol Disappoints on Cardiovascular Safety

Keto-friendly food additive carries unknown long-term health effects

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<乌鸦传媒>Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk

But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use

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<乌鸦传媒>Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women

But possible selection bias may have negated this risk in women of color, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Prenatal Screening to Expand to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

USPSTF endorses regular BP checks to flag more than preeclampsia alone

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<乌鸦传媒>Can High-Dose Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes?

While three trials found no net benefit, combining them yielded significant risk reduction

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<乌鸦传媒>In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body

Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program

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<乌鸦传媒>Wearable Tech Shows Promise for Predicting IBD Flares

App measured heart rate variability metrics in patients with Crohn's, ulcerative colitis

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<乌鸦传媒>How Many Times Do You Need to Get Out of Your Chair in an Otherwise Sedentary Day?

Trial tested walking break doses to counter ill effects of prolonged sitting

<乌鸦传媒>Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity

Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium levels and health outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Drug Control Office Focused on Improving Treatment Access

Disrupting the illegal drug supply chain also high on the list, says ONDCP director Rahul Gupta

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<乌鸦传媒>New Guideline: Vaccinations OK With Few Tweaks for Rheum Patients

No reason to withhold in vast majority of cases, ACR panel says

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<乌鸦传媒>No Blaming Common Antihypertensives for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Suggests

Some reassurance on widely prescribed dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Just Minutes of Daily Activity Prolong Life?

Benefits included all-cause, heart, and cancer-related mortality risk reduction

<乌鸦传媒>Should We Change Target Blood Pressure?

Harlan Krumholz, MD, reviews cardiovascular studies and proposes ways to rethink patient outcomes

A photo steaks and roasts on the shelf in a supermarket.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Red Meat Consumption Bad for You?

Not on the basis of increased dietary saturated fat, the Skeptical Cardiologist finds

Vitamin D supplement pills in weekly morning and night pill organizer.

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamin D Ruled Out as Solution to Statin Intolerance

Muscle complaints not reduced with daily supplementation in VITAL substudy

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<乌鸦传媒>Combo Treatment Could Delay Kidney Failure for Years in Nondiabetic CKD

Big benefits projected with SGLT2/RAAS inhibitor combination therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Visits Prior to Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Lower Mortality

Most benefit with annual visits, but even some use linked to better outcomes

AHA over a computer rendering of the heart.

<乌鸦传媒>Low-Dose 'Quadpill' Reduces High Blood Pressure

Significantly lower diastolic blood pressure at 12 weeks, U.S.-based study showed

AHA over a computer rendering of the heart.

<乌鸦传媒>Strong Showing for Novel BP-Lowering Drugs in Resistant Hypertension

Aprocitentan targets the endothelin pathway, whereas baxdrostat blocks aldosterone production

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<乌鸦传媒>Lucky to Be Scoped

My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one?

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Refutes Heart Health Claims of Dietary Supplements

LDL cholesterol reductions with cinnamon, garlic, and others not on par with statin

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<乌鸦传媒>The USPSTF Process Is in Jeopardy

A recent U.S. District Court ruling challenges the legitimacy of all task force recommendations

Woman taking hormone replacement therapy pills.

<乌鸦传媒>USPSTF: No Hormone Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions After Menopause

Updated recommendation applies to oral or transdermal delivery

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<乌鸦传媒>Intensive Patient Education Primes Care-Seeking Attitudes for Acute MI

Can education help reduce prehospital delays in heart attack care?

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<乌鸦传媒>Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases

Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages

<乌鸦传媒>Getting Patients on Board With Lifestyle Changes

Elizabeth Simkus, DNP, champions patient empowerment and preventive medicine

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