Grace Halsey

Vaccine hesitancy and actual refusal can wear on clinicians over time; family physician Gretchen LaSalle, MD, offers potential antidotes to the frustration.

Listening to patient concerns about vaccines and guiding them to factual sources for answers pays off, says family physician Gretchen LaSalle, MD.

Blood pressure reduction of approximately 11 mm Hg was seen at 6 months regardless of device used, suggesting patients can keep SMBP simple.

Adult vaccine awareness in the US is historically low and complicated this year by booster fatigue and lots of catch-up, says family physician Gretchen LaSalle, MD.

Vaccine hesitancy didn't begin with COVID but family physician Gretchen LaSalle, MD, says the pandemic has changed the tone of the reluctance. She explains in this interview.

Meta-analysis authors say the significant preventive effects of replacing use of salt with salt substitutes have important worldwide public health implications.

Analysis of 224 000 type 2 diabetes patients over 2 decades suggests the need for "revised care pathways" that better reflect the myriad causes of persistent morbidity.

Screening for atrial fibrillation with 6 wrist-worn wearable devices proved more cost effective than no screening and had greater relative benefit than using traditional modalities.

A smaller dose given by intradermal injection will expand the total US supply by a factor of 5, FDA says.

Use of wearable activity trackers increased daily time spent walking by 40 minutes and was linked to a 2-lb weight loss across age groups and populations.

Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV: 4 drug makers have all 3 viruses targeted for vaccines, alone and in combination. Click through the flash-card update.

Earlier age at hypertension onset could lead to greater cumulative exposure to elevated BP, exposure known to increase risk of CVD and that could lead to disparities in outcomes.

A diagnosis of NAFLD was associated with a 50% greater risk of new-onset heart failure in a meta-analysis comprised of more than 11 million individuals.

Antiplatelet medication was associated with a 63% increase in heat-related MI risk and ß-blockers with a 65% increase. People taking both drugs had a 75% higher risk.

A real-world study found that a delay in diagnosis of 1 year or more was particularly detrimental to patients with mild disease at time of diagnosis.

The first US polio case in more than a decade was found in vaccination-poor Rockland County, NY, where the virus has now been found in wastewater.

A free, automated online behavioral weight loss program led to a mean 5% reduction in weight over 12 weeks without clinician involvement, a new study reports.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

A new survey of monkeypox outbreak perceptions among US adults offers primary care clinicians a quick take on what their patients may be thinking.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

The USPSTF guidance supports shared decision making with patients without CVD risk factors who may benefit from behavioral counseling on diet and physical activity.

Food consumption confined to a 10-hour period for adults with T2D led to increased time in range and lowered nocturnal and fasting glucose.

Data from the CDC on boosters and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

A public health expert sat down with the American Academy of Family Physicians to answer some common questions about the virus. Get the topline, here.

The GLP-1 RA given once weekly to T2D patients with hyperglycemia not controlled by diet and exercise lowered HbA1c to ≤6.5% in approximately half the study population.

Survey: More than half of Gen Z respondents wish they had taken sun protection more seriously when they were younger. Find out where the information gaps are.

Patients with HFpEF who significantly restrict salt consumption have increased risk for cardiovascular and HF events and HF hospitalization, according to new research.

Clinical research into treatments for NASH is hampered by the need for invasive biopsies but a new blood test using 2 biomarkers could be a game changer, say study authors.

Social determinants of health, including education and income level and race/ethnicity, are drivers of declining cardiometabolic health in the US, says investigator Meghan O'Hearn.

A new study compared the differential effects of agents used to treat hypertension on the risk for dementia in patients with hypertension and mild cognitive impairment.