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FDA-approved early Alzheimer medications should be covered by Medicare and other insurers and made immediately available to all those who will benefit.

Three-quarters of primary care survey respondents prescribe GLP-1 RAs for weight loss and half get questions daily about the drugs. See all the results.

Essential health screenings and immunizations are declining among US adults. A new survey identified 7 issues that help drive the reduced rates.

Antiobesity medications are the next step after lifestyle interventions prove inadequate; here are the American Gastroenterological Association recommendations, at-a-glance.

Help young patients with migraine (and their parents) get and stay prepared for the shift from home to college with this migraine survival kit checklist.

Having a PCP is linked to higher rates of screening colonoscopy and improved overall survival. Review these 12 facts about CRC and share them with your patients.

Breast cancer will claim the lives of more than 42 000 women in 2024. The primary care clinician's role as advocate for screening mammography can not be overemphasized.

Telehealth offers convenience, saves time, and offers other benefits over office visits, but many people don't even know it's available to them, a new survey found.

Updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, the first orally disintegrating tablet approved for pregnancy prevention, and 5 more.

COVID-19 vaccine myths of many types remain potent enough to raise public health experts' concerns about Americans' willingness to roll up sleeves this year.

Hypertension that is resistant or refractory to treatment increases the risk of comorbidity and cardiovascular risk. Click through this at-a-glance review of key issues.

AI is welcomed by US adults for streamlining the administrative complexity of getting medical care but not so much for replacing health care professionals themselves.

Which state retains the most medical residents? Or has the lowest cancer rate? Answers and more insights from a nationwide analysis, here.

Do you know the ACIP-preferred influenza vaccine for adults aged ≥65 yrs? The cut-off age for HPV vaccination? The time between the 2-dose mpox series? More, here.

White coat and masked hypertension can be elusive and dangerous. Click through a topline look at recommendations from the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines.

Incretin analogues, an oral glucose formulation that targets endogenous nutrient-sensing pathways and a cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonist are in the new mix.

Wyoming, Louisiana, and Oklahoma have the lowest percentage of population with shots in arms based on state population. Is your state among the other 7?

This summary of updates to the ACIP 2024 Adult Vaccination recommendations includes 4 new vaccines and new formulations for COVID-19 and influenza shots.