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New dietary guidelines omit recommended cuts to sugar, alcohol intake
The guidelines omit a recommendation from the advisory committee’s ...
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Pregnant women should be offered COVID-19 vaccine, experts agree
Experts believe that mRNA vaccines “are unlikely to pose a risk for people who are pregnant,” the CDC says.
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FDA clears first drug for rare genetic causes of severe obesity
Setmelanotide (Imcivree) is indicated for weight management in adults and children as young as 6 years with severe obesity driven by genetic...
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Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
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New study pinpoints how Mediterranean diet reduces diabetes risk
Health care professionals should recognize the importance of weight loss in those older than 60 years and include them in programs to treat...
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FDA expands Xofluza indication to include postexposure flu prophylaxis
Reports From the Field
Improving Primary Care Fall Risk Management: Adoption of Practice Changes After a Geriatric Mini-Fellowship
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Abnormal anal paps in people with HIV can go more than a year without follow-up
In the U.S., people living with HIV are 19 times more likely to develop anal cancer, according to a journal article.
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‘Uptake is only the first step’ for effective HIV PrEP protection
Follow-up in patients who received HIV PrEP prescriptions through a Detroit program was under 50%.
Conference Coverage
Omega-3 caps, vitamin D both fail for atrial fib primary prevention: VITAL-Rhythm
Neither supplement, here used as drugs, made a difference in risk for incident atrial fibrillation in the 5-year trial. And a secondary...