Grace Halsey

July 17, 2023

Primary care clinicians will need to be particularly alert for signs of long COVID in older patients as some signs and symptoms may be easily attributed to the aging process.

July 17, 2023

Factors positively associated with a timely first OAC Rx among the 41.3% who received one included male sex, certain comorbidities, other current medications, and obesity.

July 14, 2023

For the 25-30 million uninsured adults in the US, the program, which will end in December 2024, will ensure access to protection from the virus for another year.

July 14, 2023

AspyreRx™, prescribed in 90-day increments, resulted in a mean HbA1c reduction of 1.3% at 180 days in 1 out of 2 phase 3 trial participants. A Q4 launch is anticipated.

July 14, 2023

Is BMI or body fat a better estimate of obesity?; spoiler: older women do drink ETOH; USPSTF vs ACC/AHA; plus no more opioids for LBP and a primer on migraine meds.

July 12, 2023

In Israel, where 60% of adults are overweight, new research prompts investigators to suggest that % body fat should replace BMI as the gold standard measure of obesity.

July 11, 2023

In patients with NAFLD, type 2 diabetes was found to be an independent predictor of both hepatic decompensation and incident HCC, according to meta-analysis authors. .

July 10, 2023

The expanded indication widens the patient population eligible for the novel siRNA therapy to include high-risk patients on maximum statin Rx who have not had a CV event.

July 07, 2023

For older adults who feel limited by physical changes associated with aging, physiatry can help maintain strength and flexibility along a continuum of primary care.

July 06, 2023

Wellbeing is considered a measurable and modifiable community attribute that study authors show is correlated with CV outcomes.