Preventive Care
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Underinsurance rises among U.S. children
National survey data showed notable increase in underinsured children from White middle-income families.
Commentary
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is key to analyzing vitamin D’s effects
There are significant benefits of vitamin D supplementation to achieve a 25(OH)D concentration of 30 to 60 ng/mL for important health outcomes.
Commentary
Despite ‘getting it wrong’ we must continue to do what’s right
There is no question that everyone in the United States— and most likely, the entire world—will eventually get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get...
Applied Evidence
Cervical cancer update: The latest on screening & management
Here are updated guidelines for prevention, testing, and treatment. Elimination of causative HPV continues to hold center stage in the global...
Applied Evidence
Functional medicine: Focusing on imbalances in core metabolic processes
This medical field surveys details of assimilation, defense and repair, energy, biotransformation and elimination, transport, communication, and...
PURLs
Skip that repeat DXA scan in these postmenopausal women
Repeat bone density measurement offers no advantage in predicting fracture risk in postmenopausal women who do not have osteoporosis.
Practice Alert
2021 CDC guidelines on sexually transmitted infections
A higher dose of ceftriaxone is now recommended for gonorrhea. Doxycycline, not azithromycin, is first-line therapy for chlamydia.
News
Higher resting heart rate tied to increased dementia risk
“Health care professionals should be aware of potential cognitive consequences associated with elevated RHR in older people.”
From the Journals
Intent to vaccinate kids against COVID higher among vaccinated parents
“Parental vaccine hesitancy is a major issue for schools resuming in-person instruction,” according to the authors of a new paper.
Latest News
Specialists think it’s up to the PCP to recommend flu vaccines. But many patients don’t see a PCP every year
Overall, less than a third of HCPs (31%) said they recommend annual flu vaccination to all of their patients with chronic health conditions.
Commentary
The gender pay gap, care economy, and mental health
Females with a lower income compared with their matched male counterparts were more likely to experience depression and generalized anxiety...