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Survey Study Shows How to Reduce Family Physician Burnout
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
“Clinical leaders and policymakers seeking to develop care delivery models that enable sustainable primary care practice should focus on ensuring...
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Metformin May Reduce Long COVID in Non-Diabetic Population
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- Marcia Frellick
Other trials have highlighted the anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties of metformin.
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Which Specialists Should Lead BP Control Efforts?
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- Marcia Frellick
All the groups studied who led BP control efforts were successful in reducing BP, pharmacist- and community health worker–led teams saw the...
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Groups With Highest Unmet Need for PrEP Highlighted in Analysis
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Men living in predominantly Black or Hispanic neighborhoods, or who are insured by Medicaid, saw lower proportions of PrEP use despite higher...
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EHR Prompt Helped Cut Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Use by Half
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- Marcia Frellick
“Research supports that 75% of children get better on their own without antibiotics, and when needed, short courses of just 5 days are safe and...
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Poor Arm Position May Significantly Skew BP Readings
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- Marcia Frellick
Overestimating BP can lead to unnecessary patient follow-up and overtreatment.
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Higher Daily Buprenorphine Doses Help Manage OUD: AMA Recommends Policy Change
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
New data highlight that the dose size currently recommended by the FDA and insurance caps on doses are outdated and harmful.
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Hormone Therapy Can Benefit Women into Their 80s
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Analysis finds hot flashes were the top reason women continued hormone therapy after age 65 but many other reasons were reported.
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Metabolism Biomarkers on Newborn Screen May Help Predict SIDS
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Modeling study suggests it may be possible to identify infants at high risk soon after birth with readily available information.
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CBD Use in Pregnant People Double That of Nonpregnant Counterparts
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Use for mental and physical relief is growing faster than data on potential outcomes for exposed offspring.
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Sexual Arousal Cream Promising in Some Subsets of Women
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
While topical sildenafil cream did not show significant improvement in arousal disorder based on a study’s main endpoints, it did show...
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Most Youths Who Die by Suicide Had No Mental Health Diagnosis
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Editorialists say study results may help make a case for universal screening. Youths who died by firearm suicide, the most common mechanism, had...
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Identifying, Treating Lyme Disease in Primary Care
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Physicians in areas where Lyme is endemic should be on alert as high season arrives.
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Study Quantifies Benefit of Newborn Screening for Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
Newborn screening in Germany was linked in a baby’s first year with a reduction in symptomatic vitamin B12 deficiency by a factor of four compared...
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Is Immunotherapy Best for Unresectable HCC with Moderate Liver Dysfunction?
- Author:
- Marcia Frellick
A new study compares outcomes following two paths of care for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.