Liquid Biopsy for CRC Screening May Not Be Ready for Prime Time
(MedPage Today) -- While screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) with a blood-based test would result in better outcomes than no screening at all, it would likely result in worse outcomes than currently available tests -- while increasing costs... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model
(MedPage Today) -- Medicare is trying again with another accountable care organization (ACO) payment model aimed at primary care doctors, but reactions to the new model are mixed so far. The voluntary model, known as ACO Primary Care Flex, would... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Surgery; Bird Flu in U.S. Milk; Light Pollution and Strokes
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent surgery for a pacemaker, saying he's become "a little bit more of a machine." (People) Pope Francis skipped the homily during Palm... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented
(MedPage Today) -- Perhaps there's a way we can get automation to help us eliminate some of the rote things we are asked to do that have little to nothing to do with the art and science of practicing medicine. As we head into a major site visit... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 25, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Skin Test Detects Parkinson's and Other Synucleinopathies
(MedPage Today) -- Skin biopsies detected cutaneous phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (p-syn) in a high proportion of people who met clinical consensus criteria for Parkinson's disease and three other synucleinopathies, cross-sectional data showed... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

GOP Lawmakers Blast HHS, Biden for Plans to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions
(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra fielded questions on Wednesday about the agency's plans to relax marijuana restrictions and about its opposition to Medicaid work requirements during a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair?
(MedPage Today) -- A young woman with no previous health issues experienced three consecutive episodes of acute kidney injury (AKI) following "Brazilian" hair-straightening procedures. Though the 26-year-old Tunisian woman's kidney function quickly... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Aspirin Cuts Liver Fat in Preliminary MASLD Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Daily low-dose aspirin reduced hepatic fat in patients with noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a randomized phase II trial showed. Among the 80 patients in the single-center study... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Higher Polygenic Risk Score Tied to Increased Risk for Glaucoma
(MedPage Today) -- Higher polygenic risk score (PRS) was associated with an increased risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients with ocular hypertension, according to a post-hoc analysis of the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 19, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Having a Retreat Helped Us Move Forward
(MedPage Today) -- This last week we got away from it all. Over the past few months, we have been experiencing an overwhelming sense of inertia, apathy, burnout, and at times a little bit of anger. Everyone feels overwhelmed, put upon by forces... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 18, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services
(MedPage Today) -- Hospital inpatient and outpatient services should get 1.5% more in 2025 Medicare payments, skilled nursing homes should receive 3% less, base payment rates for home health agencies should drop by 7%, and physicians should receive... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 15, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Doctors Are Using New AI Tools to Record Medical Exams, Draft Messages
(MedPage Today) -- New artificial intelligence (AI) tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams. It's been 15 months since OpenAI released ChatGPT. Already, thousands... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 13, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Flu Makes a Late Stand in Some Parts of the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- Overall, hospitalizations of all three major respiratory viruses we track (COVID-19, influenza, and RSV) have decreased markedly from their late-December/early-January peaks this season. (Explore the data on the Inside Medicine... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Commonly Used Fingertip Pulse Oximeters Not Up to Snuff
(MedPage Today) -- Commonly used types of fingertip pulse oximeters were not consistent in their performance, with more frequent issues when tested in participants with darker skin tones, and sometimes fell short of regulations and manufacturer... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Obesity Drugs Like Wegovy Are Meant for Long-Term Use, but Some Want to Stop
(MedPage Today) -- Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like semaglutide (Wegovy) are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? Many worry, rightly, that they'll... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news