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Primary Care Physicians Underutilize Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent UTIs
“There’s an opportunity for further education on, and even awareness of, methenamine hippurate and D-mannose as an option that has data behind it...
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Over-the-Counter UTI Products: What Primary Care Clinicians Need to Know
Recent research suggests some products promise more than they can deliver and can vary widely in price and ingredients.
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Innovative Biomaterial May Treat Common Vaginal Changes and Discomfort in Menopausal Women
The material seems to work by interacting with immune cells to carry the healing material deeper into the vaginal tissues, potentially explaining...
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Considering Eating Disorder Potential When Prescribing Weight Loss Drugs to Teens
Nearly 80% of teens in treatment for obesity reported symptoms of disordered eating at the outset of an intervention.
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Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care
Pediatric urgent care mental health centers provide specialized care without the wait or environment of the emergency department.
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Clinicians Face Hurdles in Caring for the Growing Number of Cancer Survivors
Primary care clinicians must help patients with new health problems that emerge as the result of previous cancer treatments and with side effects...
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Helping Patients With Intellectual Disabilities Make Informed Decisions
Alternatives to guardianship such as supported decision-making may be less restrictive and can better serve patients.
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Asynchronous Primary Care Offers Challenges, Opportunities
Though burnout may be an issue, asynchronous care can, in some cases, be compensated and increase physician productivity and enhance patient care...
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More Cases of Acute Diverticulitis Treated Outside Hospital
Current guidelines recommend against prescribing antibiotics or probiotics for most cases because evidence suggests that diverticulitis is...
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Menopause, RSV, and More: 4 New Meds to Know
New treatments have been approved to treat conditions including GERD, depression, RSV vaccines, and hot flashes with menopause.
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Lichen Sclerosus: The Silent Genital Health Concern Often Missed
Lichen sclerosus, which causes pain, itching, and skin changes, most often effects the skin of the genital and anal regions.
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Ob.Gyns. Face ‘Occupational Crisis’ Navigating Abortion Ban
Ob.Gyns. find difficulty in working with patients seeking abortion amid changing legal climate.
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Memory-enhancing intervention may help boost confidence, not necessarily memory, in older adults, study suggests
Patients who noticed some change in their memory and who are interested in making some positive changes in their daily cognitive functioning may...
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Older adults with type 2 diabetes find weight loss, deprescribing benefits in GLP-1 agonists, small study suggests
GLP-1 agonists may help clinicians manage uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in some older patients without the need for additional glucose-controlling...
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Babies conceived during winter/spring may be at higher risk for cerebral palsy
Possible explanations for the seasonal link to CP risk may include the prevalence of maternal infections during pregnancy, variations in exposure...