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Undetected Mental Health Diagnoses in US Youth Suicides: Daily Dose
August 16, 2024

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Pfizer/BioNTech Combination Flu/COVID-19 Shot Misses Key Primary Phase 3 Endpoint
August 16, 2024

The influenza/COVID-19 combination did not prove noninferior to the comparator flu vaccine against influenza B, the companies reported.

Type 1 Diabetes: The High Price of Not Knowing
August 16, 2024

Primary care clinicians can screen at-risk individuals for type 1 diabetes with a single autoantibody panel. It pays to test and educate early, according to this author.

FDA Accepts Vertex NDA for Suzetrigine, Investigational Oral Nonopioid Analgesic for Acute pain
August 15, 2024

If approved the selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor would reflect the first new class of pain management medication in more than 20 years.

Novel Blood Test for CRC Screening Receives FDA Approval: Daily Dose
August 15, 2024

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Neffy, First Needle-Free Epinephrine, Fills a Deep Need for Patients, says Allergy Expert
August 15, 2024

The approval of neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) could help individuals and caregivers act sooner and feel safer treating a type 1 allergic reaction.

White Coat & Masked Hypertension: A Primary Care Guideline Topline
August 15, 2024

White coat and masked hypertension can be elusive and dangerous. Click through a topline look at recommendations from the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines.

2024-25 Respiratory Virus Season: AAFP President on How to Get More Shots in Arms
August 14, 2024

Steven Furr, MD, discusses how communication between clinicians and patients is crucial to combatting vaccine hesitancy this upcoming respiratory virus season.

Diet High in Plant Fat Found to Reduce the Risk of Overall and CVD Mortality
August 14, 2024

Conversely, greater intake of animal-based fat was associated with an increased risk of overall and CVD mortality, authors reported.

Routine Laboratory Study Results Not Clinically Useful for Diagnosing Long COVID: New Analysis
August 14, 2024

Of the 25 routine lab tests studied, none proved clinically useful for diagnosing COVID-19, even among participants with a high long COVID symptom burden.