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An overview of common headache conditions and treatments for primary care clinicians, here.

Binge drinking among women going through menopause has been on the rise, research indicates, making clinical inquiry in this population particularly important.

In a recent comparison of guideline recommendations for initiating statin therapy in primary prevention, researchers found significant differences in the numbers who would benefit.

Underestimation of weight status increased while overestimation decreased during the last 2 decades, according to results from a study of over 745 000 adolescents.

In patients with NAFLD, type 2 diabetes was found to be an independent predictor of both hepatic decompensation and incident HCC, according to meta-analysis authors. .

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The importance of avoiding judgement, monitoring behavior, and cardiovascular risk prevention in primary care are discussed, here.

The expanded indication widens the patient population eligible for the novel siRNA therapy to include high-risk patients on maximum statin Rx who have not had a CV event.

In the post COVID-19 pandemic health care emergency era, private and public insurance entities will continue full coverage of the shots - but what about the uninsured?

In a study of over 26 000 participants, statin use was associated with reduced risk for all-cause and CV mortality compared to placebo.

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A Vaccines for Adults program was proposed in the 2023 US federal budget and is proposed again for 2024. It is time for a VFA and this slide show highlights why.

FDA's action, based on confirmatory evidence showing slowed disease progression, follows a January 2023 accelerated approval.

For older adults who feel limited by physical changes associated with aging, physiatry can help maintain strength and flexibility along a continuum of primary care.

Wellbeing is considered a measurable and modifiable community attribute that study authors show is correlated with CV outcomes.

Results showed that the use of opioid analgesics did not confer any benefits for adults with acute low back pain or neck pain compared to placebo.

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