Grace Halsey

Two clinicians from a multispecialty primary care outpatient clinic in Seattle talk about how they work together and the benefits of sharing their space and their patients.

After coronary artery bypass surgery, women are still at higher risk for MI, stroke, and other adverse events than men despite years of improvement in technique and care.

Reduce potential for promoting or worsening hypertension by stopping, reducing, or using alternatives to these 13 drugs and substances.

The prescription remote electrical neuromodulation device is now cleared for both acute and preventive treatment of migraine in those aged ≥12 years, according to Theranica.

The VRBPAC vote that the GSK data support the vaccine's efficacy was unanimous and on safety the vote was 10-2. PDUFA date set for May, 2023.

Nearly half of US adults aged 50 to 80 years report at least 1 symptom of addictive eating, a caution flag for primary care according to these experts.

Some of the insulin price cuts announced will be effective immediately, others will roll out in April and May; Lilly Chair and CEO calls industry and lawmakers to join the effort.

Nitrous oxides were found to be the most damaging to bone architecture in the first study to look at the pollution-BMD association in postmenopausal women.

ACC 2023. A large study found increased risk for MI regardless of age and detected particularly heightened risk among women and persons with diabetes who have insomnia.

Food addiction researcher Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, links survey data on addictive behavior in older adults to the dawn of aggressive food marketing.

The first-of-its kind combination home-based test matched lab-based PCR tests for identification of influenza A and B and COVID-19.

The association between air pollution and Parkinson disease was found strongest in the Rocky Mountain region and the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley in a new study.

Even after mild cases of COVID-19, imaging found evidence of tissue atrophy and aberrant connectivity in persons with long-COVID-related anxiety, depression.

Many older adults show symptoms of food addiction, a new survey found. Is it time to start screening? A primary care physician considers the feasibility and the value.

AAAAI 2023. The TSLP inhibitor was superior to placebo in 2 post hoc analyses of the PATHWAY and NAVIGATOR clinical trials.

AAAAI 2023. Pandemic prescribing rates for systemic corticosteroids increased from Alpha to Delta to Omicron waves of COVID-19 but hospitalizations have dropped, study finds.

Behavioral problems with food were found more common among women in their 50s and 60s and among men and women who report being lonely, in poor health, and overweight.

Yale Food Addiction Scale author Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, and National Poll on Healthy Aging director Jeffrey Kullgren, MD, MS, MPH, highlight new survey findings.

The novel findings suggest that continuation of aspirin therapy until gestation week 36 in those at high risk of preeclampsia may not be necessary in all cases.

Pfizer will present pivotal phase 3 data for RSVpreF to the ACIP on February 23; FDA has set a PDUFA date for the vaccine candidate of August 2023.

The study of more than 1.9 million US residents is the first to investigate a link between both full and partial COVID-19 vaccination and future CV risk.

Food addiction researcher Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, highlights the criteria for substance addiction she has found apply equally to alcohol, cocaine, and highly processed foods.

Foods that are "engineered" with refined carbohydrates and fats that are rapidly absorbed can lead to cravings on par with those for alcohol and nicotine, says Ashley Gearhardt, PhD.

The large biobank-based study found 22 pairings of a neurodegenerative disorder and a previous viral infection. Vaccines exist against several of those viruses.

Pain relief from the intranasally-delivered calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonist began as soon as 15 minutes post-dose and for some patients lasted up to 48 hours.

The EHR analysis found greater risk of type 2 diabetes after COVID regardless of vaccination status although odds were greater for those unvaccinated before infection.

The CAPTURE tool was able to identify 50% of primary care patients with COPD who could immediately benefit from treatment; experts say, it's a start.

Primary care is increasingly the setting for mental health discussions, diagnosis, and treatment, underscoring the need for both structural and process change.

Women who gave birth to infants in the highest birthweight category were at a 21% increased risk for prediabetes/diabetes 10 to 14 years later.

Get a quick topline look at specific revisions and additions included in the ACIP's recommendations for routine immunization of those aged ≥19 years in the US.