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Primary care physicians can recommend a growing range of programs, online and off, designed to help patients lose weight in a healthy way, with support.

To start, it requires appreciation of the sensitive nature of discussions around obesity and weight loss, says well-known obesity expert Donna H. Ryan, MD.

The first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19 was recently authorized by the FDA.

More than 10% of survey repondents with chronic illness (eg, asthma, diabetes), would avoid seeking needed care because of fears related to COVID-19. 

Get the latest data on confirmed cases, recoveries, and more with our daily COVID-19 update.

Get the latest data on confirmed cases, recoveries, and more with our daily COVID-19 update.

There is no pharmacologic agent proven to be safe and effective for treating COVID-19, according to guidelines compiled by an NIH-assembled panel of experts.

There are now >42 000 COVID-19-related deaths in the US, >14 000 in New York City alone. Plus more data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map you should know about today.

Scientists have developed an inexpensive, easy-to-use CRISPR-based test that can diagnose COVID-19 infections in less than 1 hour.

A normal chest X-ray is no guarantee that a patient is not infected with SARS-CoV-2, suggest results of a new study in ambulatory patients.

Get the latest data on confirmed cases, recoveries, and more with our daily COVID-19 update.

One-quarter of US and UK adults indicated a package from China may transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Click through more perceptions, true and false, from a recent survey.

A first-in-class saliva test for COVID-19 detection, the first oral immunotherapy for peanut allergies, and 7 more new drugs PCPs should know about.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, recoveries, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.

Get the latest data on confirmed cases, recoveries, and more with our daily COVID-19 update.

In the US, where 40% of adults meet criteria for obesity, results of 2 new case series have important clinical implications for patient care during the pandemic.

The changes waive a variety of supervision and certification requirements, streamlining hiring and placement.

The latest COVID-19 data on confirmed cases, recoveries, and more from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map.