Primary Care
News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.
— Randomized trial fails to show benefit except in one group
Latest in Primary Care
Also in TTHealthWatch: low testosterone in men and mortality
Proposed budget scoring legislation can boost disease prevention and drive cost savings
Odds more than doubled in kids logging 7 hours or more a day on social media
Proposed budget scoring legislation can boost disease prevention and drive cost savings
Odds more than doubled in kids logging 7 hours or more a day on social media
Primary Care Case Studies
Observation of complete plaque regression with multimodal therapy may be a first
Is it "just" a hematoma or something more sinister?
More in Primary Care
"You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted
Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income
Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff
Study suggests a surprising effect in rheumatologic disease risk
No H5N1 has been found in the meat supply, but cooking meat well would kill it if it appeared
Cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest, according to medical examiner's report
Can you guess what caused this patient's extreme weight gain?
While they don't seem to cause any harm, the supplements failed to improve symptoms
Multiple factors appear to be behind jump in high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive ventilation use
"People are seeking raw milk like crazy," said one dairy purveyor
Interventions important for patients with no access to medical or surgical treatments
About 107,500 people died of overdoses last year
Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff
About 150 doctors, PAs and NPs plan to organize with an American Federation of Teachers affiliate
