Grace Halsey

Black women who reported perceived interpersonal racism in employment, housing, and interactions with police had a nearly 30% higher risk of CHD than those reporting none.

Screening for stress among older adults who present to primary care with signs of cognitive impairment could be key to reducing risk and targeting intervention, study authors say.

Zavegepant, the first FDA-approved intranasal CGRP receptor antagonist, could be available in pharmacies by July 2023.

Each of the quotes is taken from a study reviewed on Patient Care during the week and was chosen for the research team’s passion about the clinical implications of their findings.

The University of Washington in Seattle opened one of the country's first long COVID clinics, staffed by specialists in rehabilitation and primary care.

The SGLT-2 inhibitor, if approved for this age group, would be the first agent in the class with the indication as adjunctive treatment for T2D for those younger than age 18.

Among patients in the highest quartile of hsCRP, the risks of CV-related and all-cause death were more than 2 times higher than in those in the highest quartile of LDL-C.

In a multidisciplinary primary care outpatient clinic, PCP Maisterra and physiatrist McMullen confer and refer on a regular basis and patients always win.

ACC2023. Risk for MACE was nearly 7-fold higher in participants on a keto diet whose LDL-C was already high compared with those on a standard diet with LDL-C in a normal range.

ACC2023. For high-risk T2D patients not receiving optimal treatment for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, or hyperglycemia, intensive, multidisciplinary training for clinic staff could shift practice.

Two clinicians from a multispecialty primary care outpatient clinic in Seattle talk about how they work together and the benefits of sharing their space and their patients.

After coronary artery bypass surgery, women are still at higher risk for MI, stroke, and other adverse events than men despite years of improvement in technique and care.

Reduce potential for promoting or worsening hypertension by stopping, reducing, or using alternatives to these 13 drugs and substances.

The prescription remote electrical neuromodulation device is now cleared for both acute and preventive treatment of migraine in those aged ≥12 years, according to Theranica.

The VRBPAC vote that the GSK data support the vaccine's efficacy was unanimous and on safety the vote was 10-2. PDUFA date set for May, 2023.

Nearly half of US adults aged 50 to 80 years report at least 1 symptom of addictive eating, a caution flag for primary care according to these experts.

Some of the insulin price cuts announced will be effective immediately, others will roll out in April and May; Lilly Chair and CEO calls industry and lawmakers to join the effort.

Nitrous oxides were found to be the most damaging to bone architecture in the first study to look at the pollution-BMD association in postmenopausal women.

ACC 2023. A large study found increased risk for MI regardless of age and detected particularly heightened risk among women and persons with diabetes who have insomnia.

Food addiction researcher Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, links survey data on addictive behavior in older adults to the dawn of aggressive food marketing.

The first-of-its kind combination home-based test matched lab-based PCR tests for identification of influenza A and B and COVID-19.

The association between air pollution and Parkinson disease was found strongest in the Rocky Mountain region and the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley in a new study.

Even after mild cases of COVID-19, imaging found evidence of tissue atrophy and aberrant connectivity in persons with long-COVID-related anxiety, depression.

Many older adults show symptoms of food addiction, a new survey found. Is it time to start screening? A primary care physician considers the feasibility and the value.

AAAAI 2023. The TSLP inhibitor was superior to placebo in 2 post hoc analyses of the PATHWAY and NAVIGATOR clinical trials.

AAAAI 2023. Pandemic prescribing rates for systemic corticosteroids increased from Alpha to Delta to Omicron waves of COVID-19 but hospitalizations have dropped, study finds.

Behavioral problems with food were found more common among women in their 50s and 60s and among men and women who report being lonely, in poor health, and overweight.

Yale Food Addiction Scale author Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, and National Poll on Healthy Aging director Jeffrey Kullgren, MD, MS, MPH, highlight new survey findings.

The novel findings suggest that continuation of aspirin therapy until gestation week 36 in those at high risk of preeclampsia may not be necessary in all cases.

Pfizer will present pivotal phase 3 data for RSVpreF to the ACIP on February 23; FDA has set a PDUFA date for the vaccine candidate of August 2023.