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COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Shot Q&A for Clinicians
Get answers to 7 questions you may have regarding bivalent booster dose vaccination for patients from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DASH Diet May Prevent Nearly 27 000 US CVD Events in Patients with Stage 1 Hypertension, According to Simulation Study
AHA Hypertension 2022: Adoption of the DASH diet was found to prevent an estimated 16 000 CVD events among men and 11 000 among women with untreated stage 1 HTN.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of September 8, 2022
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.
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Found Safe in Patients with Heart Failure in Real-world Study
ESC 2022: SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines were not associated with an increased risk of worsening heart failure, venous thromboembolism, or myocarditis in a large Danish real-world study.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of September 7, 2022
Hypertension Awareness and Control Improved with Better Access to Primary Care, New Study Finds
Regardless of where individuals live, they may benefit from blood pressure control programs that increase access to primary health care, study authors suggest.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of September 6, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of September 2, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 31, 2022
Primary Care Month in Review: 6 Popular Stories from August 2022
Use of exercise trackers associated with improved physical activity, FDA recommends repeat at-home COVID-19 antigen testing, and 4 more top content from August.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 30, 2022
Specific Blood Pressure Thresholds Not Needed When Selecting Patients with T2D for Antihypertensive Treatment, Suggests New Research
Blood pressure-lowering therapy reduced the risk of major CV events in persons with and without type 2 diabetes, according to an individual participant-level data meta-analysis.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 29, 2022
Primary Viewpoints Episode 18: Why Humor Can be the Best Medicine for Clinicians
"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Ernest R. Gelb, DO, 126th president of the American Osteopathic Association.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 26, 2022
Study Analyzing Efficacy of Nonhormonal Contraceptive Gel, Phexxi, for Prevention of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Completes Last Subject Last Visit
Top-line data from the EVOGUARD clinical trial examining the efficacy of Phexxi for the prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea are expected in October 2022.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 25, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 24, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 23, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 22, 2022
New Real-world Study Finds Average Length of COVID-19 Infectiousness is 5 Days
A new real-world study found that two-thirds of patients with COVID-19 were still infectious 5 days and one-fourth at 7 days after symptom onset.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 19, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 18, 2022
Study Underscores Deficits in Management of COPD in Primary Care
Findings highlight the need for more real-life studies to support decision making within primary care settings, say researchers.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 16, 2022
FDA: Repeat At-home COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Reduce Risk of False Negative Result
The FDA now recommends serial testing following a negative result on any at-home COVID-19 antigen test to reduce the risk of a false negative result.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 15, 2022
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 12, 2022
Best & Worst States for Health Care: An Update
Which state has the most physicians per capita? Or the most hospital beds per capita? Answers plus more state rankings in our latest slideshow.
COVID-19 Update: US Vaccinations, Booster Doses, & Global Data as of August 11, 2022
