Preventive Care
Conference Coverage
ACC/AHA vs. USPSTF statin guidelines
The ACC/AHA guidelines for preventive statin therapy would cover an estimated 9 million more U.S. adults than the USPSTF guidelines.
From the Journals
Maternal Tdap vaccination highly protective against infant pertussis
How long does maternal pertussis vaccination protect infants?
Conference Coverage
Michigan model embeds pharmacists into primary care
Incorporating pharmacists into primary care offices can significantly impact patient care and save health care costs.
News
FDA approves first home genetic health risk test
Consumers do seem to want to know.
Conference Coverage
Is there clinical benefit to activity trackers?
SAN DIEGO – Wearable activity trackers may help improve patients’ physical fitness, but alone they do not promote physical activity or improve...
From the Journals
Weight fluctuations linked to higher mortality, CV events
Weight fluctuations – like the typical pattern of weight loss followed by partial or total regain that affects most people attempting to lose...
Conference Coverage
Anthony Fauci faces the ‘perpetual challenge’ of emerging infections
SAN DIEGO – NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, can say one thing for certain: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the United States...
From the Journals
New self-persuasion app to promote HPV vaccine appears effective
How well does a self-persuasion app work in promoting HPV vaccination?
Conference Coverage
For Latinos, misperceptions and lack of medical care make preventing melanoma risky business
ORLANDO – Misperceptions about risk, inadequate health care are among the factors putting Latinos at greater risk for skin cancer.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: FOURIER and SPIRE show lower LDL is better for longer
Two blockbuster trials, FOURIER and SPIRE, showed that lowering LDL to extremely low levels reduced cardiovascular events.
Conference Coverage
Parental reasons for HPV nonvaccination are shifting
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – It’s now significantly less likely that issues of sexuality will be on parents’ minds when talking about HPV vaccination....