Preventive Care
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PrEP Prescription Pickups Vary With Prescriber Specialty
Patients were less likely to ignore HIV prevention medications when prescribed by a primary care clinician than by other non–infectious disease...
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Recurrent Pancreatitis Triples Risk for Chronic Disease
Brief and repeated psychological interventions and alcohol and smoking cessation programs along with the development of new interventions to...
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FIT Screening Cuts Colorectal Cancer Mortality by One Third
Researchers used data from two health systems with long-standing programs of mailing FITs to compare 1103 cases of adults who had died of CRC with...
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It’s in the Juice: Cranberries for UTI Prevention
The combination of liquid and cranberry compounds, in cranberry juice, provides clear and significant clinical outcomes for the reduction in UTIs...
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Two Diets Linked to Improved Cognition, Slowed Brain Aging
Intermittent fasting and a healthy living diet improved overall health and slowed brain aging in older overweight adults.
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Low Alcohol Use Offers No Clear Health Benefits
Recently, scientists have pointed out flaws in some of the studies that led to the conclusion that there is be a safe level of alcohol consumption...
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How Drones Are Reducing Emergency Response Times
Drones may allow for faster delivery of life-saving equipment before first responders arrive.
Conference Coverage
Clinical Controversy: Standard Dose or Baby TAM for Breast Cancer Prevention?
Docs debate which dose of tamoxifen is best for reducing breast cancer risk at the ESMO Breast Cancer Congress.
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Does An Elevated Lp(a) Call for Low-dose Aspirin?
Guidelines suggest testing for proinflammatory Lp(a), but questions remain and testing access is scarce.
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What Toxic Stress Can Do to Health
Stress from adverse childhood experiences, which can have endocrine and other impacts, may be treated with a multidisciplinary team.