From Pharma's Factories Direct to You From Pharma's Factories Direct to You
Why Eli Lilly ' s plan to disrupt the traditional doctor-patient relationship makes us nervous.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 3, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news

Distress Soars for Fathers After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Distress Soars for Fathers After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The findings indicate clinicians may want to check in with fathers after adverse outcomes like stillbirth.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Clinical Summary Source Type: news

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure: How Do You Feel? Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure: How Do You Feel?
Drs Ileana Pi ña and Alexander Sandhu discuss the PRO-HF trial and potential discrepancies between physician and patient perceptions of how the patient is doing.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news

Major Gaps in Care, Management of Neurologic Diseases Major Gaps in Care, Management of Neurologic Diseases
Real-world US claims-based data show major gaps in the care and management of three major neurologic diseases – Alzheimer ' s, Parkinson ' s, and multiple sclerosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

State Health Plans Must Cover Gender-affirming Surgery, US Appeals Court Rules State Health Plans Must Cover Gender-affirming Surgery, US Appeals Court Rules
Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Optimized Hospital Care Improves Gout Treatment Uptake Optimized Hospital Care Improves Gout Treatment Uptake
Almost all people who received in-hospital treatment for a gout flare were using urate-lowering therapy within 6 months of discharge after a multifaceted intervention with nurse-led follow-up.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Europe Strengthens Future Disease Defense Europe Strengthens Future Disease Defense
A network of countries and health agencies will coordinate a strategy to identify and mitigate future disease threats.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Semaglutide Improves Knee OA Pain, Physical Function Semaglutide Improves Knee OA Pain, Physical Function
Results of the STEP 9 study in people with knee OA and obesity show that semaglutide not only induced significant weight loss but also improved knee pain and physical function.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Childhood Weight-Related Trauma Can Last into Adulthood Childhood Weight-Related Trauma Can Last into Adulthood
Even people in the acceptable BMI range had levels of internalised weight stigma that were associated with experiences around two decades earlier.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

How Long Should a Woman Wait Before Becoming Pregnant Again? How Long Should a Woman Wait Before Becoming Pregnant Again?
Recent data suggest that the World Health Organization ' s recommendation on this question should be individualized.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Britain Decided Not to List Genomics as Critical Infrastructure, Deputy PM Says Britain Decided Not to List Genomics as Critical Infrastructure, Deputy PM Says
Britain has decided not to designate genomics as critical national infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on Thursday, adding a review of the issue had...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Canada Pledges Nearly $4B to Improve Healthcare in Quebec Canada Pledges Nearly $4B to Improve Healthcare in Quebec
Quebec has established 25 indicators and targets in its strategic plan, including improvements to family care, surgical backlogs, and mental health services.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Lilly's Weight-loss Drug Reduces Sleep Apnea Severity in Late-stage Trials Lilly's Weight-loss Drug Reduces Sleep Apnea Severity in Late-stage Trials
Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped reduce episodes of irregular breathing associated with a common sleep-related disorder in two late-stage trials,...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Increased Retinopathy Risk Seen With GLP-1RAs for Diabetes Increased Retinopathy Risk Seen With GLP-1RAs for Diabetes
But diabetes-related eye complication risks were reduced with SGLT2 inhibitors and insulin.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Internal Medicine Clinical Summary Source Type: news

One-Minute Speech Test Could Help Assess Dementia Risk One-Minute Speech Test Could Help Assess Dementia Risk
Analyzing temporal changes in people ' s speech could be a simple way to detect mild cognitive impairment for further assessment of dementia risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news