
Monu Khanna, MD, offers 3 takeaways for primary care: address obesity as root cause, reduce stigma, and explore new treatments to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Monu Khanna, MD, offers 3 takeaways for primary care: address obesity as root cause, reduce stigma, and explore new treatments to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Apnimed's first-in-class anti-apneic AD109 increases upper airway muscle tone during sleep; the company plans to file an NDA with the FDA in early 2026.

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Dr Khanna discusses why obesity should be treated as a chronic disease in primary care and how early conversations can help prevent cardiometabolic complications.

Type 2 diabetes and its high and rising rates in the US are the result of a perfect storm of converging systemic, behavioral, environmental, and economic factors.

Eisai will present four-year safety and efficacy data, real-world use patterns, and findings on a new subcutaneous formulation for maintenance treatment in early Alzheimer disease.
Libon, a professor at the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging at Rowan University, says the refined approach to cognitive assessment is widely available.

World Brain Day is celebrated on July 22 every year. In recognition Patient Care has summarized 9 notable studies of key interest to primary care for quick review.

Dr Khanna discusses how PCPs can use patient relationships to tailor lifestyle advice and manage obesity-related cardiometabolic disease.

Neffy, a needle-free epinephrine nasal spray, showed promise as a safe alternative for treating anaphylaxis in children with food allergies in a phase 3 trial.

Atopic dermatitis flares should be factored in to an assessment of disease severity and prognosis, the authors note, and a threshold established for acceptable frequency.

A review of 4 factors can help primary care clinicians with an initial decision about adult vaccination: health, age, lifestyle, and occupation (HALO).

Astegolimab did result in a statistically significant reduction of annualized exacerbation rates in a similar phase 2b trial, but the result was not replicated in phase 3.

The FDA advisory committee overwhelmingly voted against Otsuka's PTSD treatment, citing insufficient evidence from clinical trials for approval.

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Clinicians who advertised use of AI for diagnostic, therapeutic, even administrative purposes were rated poorly on empathy, trustworthiness, and competence.

A smartphone-based asthma management program significantly enhanced symptom control, but may require engagement or cultural tailoring to expand the effect.

The prefilled syringe presentation streamlines administration of the vaccine, eliminating the need to combine the lyophylized antigen and separate adjuvant.

Merck has launched phase 3 trials for MK-8527, a promising once-monthly HIV prevention pill, aiming to enhance PrEP options globally.

Digital latency measures enhance early detection of cognitive decline, revealing neurodegenerative changes before traditional tests indicate impairment.