Primary Care’s Role in Skin Cancer Detection

Expert panelists discuss the essential role of primary care in early skin cancer detection, balancing clinical judgment with emerging AI artificial intelligence tools, and more.

Burden of Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis Weighs Heavily on Children and Adolescents: Real-World Analysis
May 01, 2025

The burden of disease was particularly pronounced among adolescents, including significantly greater impact on quality of life and psychosocial interaction.

Low-Dose Colchicine Shrinks Plaque Volume in CAD: Daily Dose
May 01, 2025

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Perceived Stress Tied to Worsened Respiratory Outcomes, Decreased QoL in Adults with COPD
April 30, 2025

Researchers reported higher levels of perceived stress were associated with worse respiratory outcomes, particularly among individuals with severe COPD.

Signs of Alzheimer Disease vs Age-Related Changes
April 30, 2025

Occasional trouble finding a word reflects typical age-related brain changes; the changes that cause a person to refer to a watch as a "hand clock" are not the same.

The Toll of Atopic Dermatitis is More than Skin Deep: Q & A with Harvard Child Psychologist Jennifer LeBovidge, PhD
April 30, 2025

Awareness of the psychological burden of eczema is improving, LeBovidge says, but if clinicians don't address mental health, patients and families will suffer in silence.

High Blood Pressure Advisory in EHR Improves Hypertension Diagnosis, Control Across a Primary Care Network
April 30, 2025

An EHR advisory that combined alerts to medical assistants with escalation to clinicians increased likelihood of hypertension control by a mean 18% per month.

Novel Study Will Monitor Brain Activity, Daily Function in People with Borderline Personality Disorder
April 30, 2025

Researchers will study brain activity and daily function in patients with BPD using wearable EEG and digital cognitive tools in a first-of-its-kind real-world study.

Loneliness Poses a Critical Barrier to Chronic Care Management
April 30, 2025

A new survey found that the loneliness linked to a diagnosis of chronic illness saps motivation to seek regular care and almost universally to take medications as prescribed.

Simple Risk Score May Guide CRC Screening Before Age 45: Daily Dose
April 30, 2025

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Alzheimer Disease in 2025: American Perspectives
April 29, 2025

US adults want to know early on if they have Alzheimer disease, when treatment may slow it, and they are willing to participate in trials of new drugs.