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Opioid manufacturers will supply outpatient pharmacies and other dispensers with pre-paid mail-back envelopes for disposal of unused medication.

Use of medical cannabis for chronic pain management is leading to decreased use of opioid analgesics and other common interventions, suggest new survey findings.

Patients on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain who used the e-health program for 4 months reported cutting back on opioids as well as improved pain scores.

Screening for diabetes by weight will increase diagnoses; weight regain after loss doesn't cancel health benefits; strategy tested to improve RSV detection; and 2 more studies of note.

The Mediterranean and low-fat dietary patterns were the only 2 out of 7 "structured, named" programs shown to reduce risk of mortality, CV events in persons at risk.

An ongoing relationship with a primary care clinician is foundational to personal and community health and adults of color are less likely than White adults to have that.

Among persons with prediabetes who reverted to normoglycemia, only those who remained physically active saw a reduced risk of all-cause death, study authors report.

Family physicians are positioned to identify at the patient level specific factors that contribute to and sustain disparities in health and US health care, says AAFP president.

A new study examines the legacy effects of weight loss on cardiometabolic disease risk factors, finding benefits persist up to 5 years, despite weight regain.

The disproportionate prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among racial/ethnic minorities in the US begs for a new screening paradigm; this may be the one.

Disparities in US health and health care delivery along some dimensions are moving backward, not forward, says AAFP president Iroku-Malize in this interview.

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The rule change would provide flexibility in standards that govern specific ingredients used in food production, permitting replacement of regular sodium with less toxic substitutes.

Statin-eligible patients in minority groups significantly undertreated; metabolically healthy obesity on the rise; menstruation irregularities suggest later CVD risk; and 2 more studies of note.

Dupilumab in patients with uncontrolled COPD reduced annual exacerbations by 30%, a statistically significant and clinically meaningful outcome and a first for a biologic.

A sports medicine specialist talks about collaborating with primary care and says there are 3 things that help make the partnership work so well.

Analysis of NHANES data between 2013-2020 found statin use low across racial/ethnic groups and significantly lower among Black and Hispanic participants.

Studies on supervised exercise training in patients with chronic, stable HFpEF suggest substantial improvements in exercise capacity and QoL that may surpass those seen with medication.

Women whose menstrual cycle varied in frequency had a significant 24% greater risk of a composite cardiovascular event during a 26-year follow-up, a new study reports.

Kevin Carneiro, DO, sports medicine specialist and medical director of the UNC Center for the Study of Retired Athletes, looks at the evolution of the specialty and its objectives.

A new study found the probability of initiating psycholeptics and having a postpartum psychiatric emergency was lower in early and late discontinuer groups vs the continuer group.

The 5-in-1 vaccine candidate, if approved, would provide the broadest meningococcal serogroup coverage and simplify the vaccination schedule.

Each of the quotes is taken from a study reviewed on Patient Care during the week and was chosen for the research team’s passion about the implications of their findings.

Fezolinetant, a nonhormonal selective neurokinin-3 receptor antagonist, significantly reduced frequency and severity of menopause-related VMS in a pivotal phase 3 trial.

Kevin Carneiro, DO, a sports medicine specialist and medical director of the UNC Center for the Study of Retired Athletes, details the broad scope of the specialty and his practice.

Shorter office visit length increased risk for inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, coprescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines, and potentially harmful prescriptions for seniors.

Ketogenic diet comes with cautions, new benefits of bempedoic acid, how to increase GDMT for type 2 diabetes, and CV consequences of cannabis lead findings from ACC 2023.

Black women who reported perceived interpersonal racism in employment, housing, and interactions with police had a nearly 30% higher risk of CHD than those reporting none.

Screening for stress among older adults who present to primary care with signs of cognitive impairment could be key to reducing risk and targeting intervention, study authors say.