Preventive Care
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Insist on flu vaccination for all, say experts
Flu vaccines are important for people of all ages after 6 months.
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Clinicians: Be clear about flu vaccine’s value
A strong recommendation from a clinician can encourage individuals to get vaccinated for influenza and to vaccinate their children.
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How to lower blood pressure in real-world primary care clinics
A commonsense quality improvement program increased the rate of blood pressure control at 16 South Carolina primary care clinics.
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FDA offers 2 tools to snuff out risk for e-cigarette fires and explosions
Amid concerns regarding e-cigarette safety, FDA steps in to help consumers stay safe and report alarming incidents.
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Preferred osteoporosis treatment order with teriparatide, denosumab reaffirmed
DENVER – The findings reinforce the use of an anabolic agent followed by an antiresorptive agent, rather than the other way around.
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VIDEO: Educational intervention boosts A fib anticoagulation
BARCELONA – Patient education and feedback increased anticoagulation and cut strokes.
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Suicide attempts on the rise among young U.S. adults
Authors call for training programs to help frontline clinicians manage self-harm among patients with borderline personality disorder.
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New data prompt update to ACC guidance on nonstatin LDL lowering
The ACC has updated its advice regarding the use of nonstatin therapies following clinical trial results of PCSK9 inhibitors and ezetimibe.
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Older men benefit from vascular screening
BARCELONA – Vascular screening led to 7% lower mortality in older men compared, compared with controls.
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Patient and physician outreach boost CRC screening rates
Patient-specific and physician-directed outreach efforts significantly increased colorectal cancer screening rates.
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Incidental hip CT scans could serve as osteoporosis screen
DENVER – Bone mineral density and femoral strength calculated from CT scans that had been taken for another purpose performed better than did DXA...