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Primary Care

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

Asthma: As-Needed ICS/LABA Prevents Exacerbations

But lower steroid dosage comes at cost of reduced symptom control

Only Advanced Adenomas Confer Colorectal Cancer Risk

Risk with non-advanced lesions no greater than with no lesions at all

Genetics Identified for Alcohol-Related Heart Damage

Variant in titin-coding gene may contribute to cardiomyopathy susceptibility

AACE 2018: Setting a Course for Endocrinology's Future

Annual meeting highlights include new obesity treatments, nutrition medicine, intensive T2D management

Hyoscyamine Subs for Pacemaker in Afib with Bradycardia

When administered four times a day, according to a case study

Low NOAC Adherence Worse Than Taking Warfarin?

Higher thromboembolic risk seen in observational data

Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus

Experts argue that increased surveillance on a clinical and public health level is critical

Ticagrelor Linked to Sleep Apnea, Dyspnea

Breathing problems particularly common with this particular antiplatelet

Chemo-Induced Neuropathy Common after Childhood Cancer

Neurotoxicity more prevalent in children treated with cisplatin

New Diabetic Polyneuropathy QOL Measure Validated

Tool helps patients convey neuropathy struggles efficiently

Uric Acid: Both High and Low are Hazardous

Increased risks of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality

CABANA Misses Primary But May Spur Afib Ablation Anyway

Per protocol, ITT analyses differed on advantage for hard clinical endpoints

Can Infant Eyes Predict Autism?

Pupillary light reflex in babies may identify future toddlers with ASD

Inflammatory Eye Disease: Complex, Scary

Often related to autoimmune, inflammatory diseases

Survival Prognosis Still Poor for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Four decades of no improvement show urgent need for better treatments

RA Therapy: After Methotrexate, Then What?

Strong preference for anti-TNF therapy despite emerging data

Intranasal Esketamine Succeeds in Depression Trial

4-point cut in MADRS scores versus placebo after 4 weeks

ECT Found Cost Effective Early in Depression Treatment

Should be considered after two failed prior treatments, study suggests

Novel Combo Tablet Succeeds as Adjunctive Depression Treatment

Daily ALKS 5461 includes buprenorphine and samidorphan

Doc-to-Doc: Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue

'If it isn't a health problem, then why are all these people dying from it?'

Why Call for Doctor on the Plane If They're Just Going to Ignore You?

Milton Packer recounts two very different experiences

One-Day Injectable Aripiprazole Tx Passes Test

Results comparable to traditional 21-day oral regimen

Some Antipsychotics in Pregnancy May Up Gestational Diabetes Risk

Elevated risk seen with continuing olanzapine, quetiapine

IV Drug Shines in Postpartum Depression Trials

Treatment benefit clear in less than 3 days, lasts at least a month

BIS Add-On Reduced Lymphedema in Breast Ca Patients

Bioimpedance spectroscopy plus conservative therapy improved outcomes

Fracture Risk Rebound after Drug Stopped

'Can't just walk away' from bone-building drugs

Zika Babies Born Normal Stay Normal -- So Far

At 6 months, development does not appear delayed

Tocilizumab Beats Anti-TNFs for Treatment Retention

Longer time on treatment, regardless of additional DMARDs

Genetic Test Criteria Often Miss Breast Cancer Risk

Similar cancer-linked mutations in patients who did or did not met test criteria

DSM-5 Moves Closer to 'Living Document'

APA works to fulfill promises for psychiatry's 'bible'

Family History Predictor of Psychiatric Illness Postpartum

Increased risk tied to several psychiatric conditions experienced among first-degree relatives

RA Patients Pose Perioperative Challenges

Expert discusses risk evaluation, stopping antirheumatic drugs

'Pimple on a Duck's Butt': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 麻豆传媒's sources

More Mental Health Focus Needed for Med Students

In wake of another suicide, attention turns to culture of medical school

Birth Tourism: Ethical?

The popular practice faces criticism

Adalimumab Clears Nail Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis

Nail involvement often overlooked

Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug?

Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism

Gout Admissions Escalate in the U.K.

A 59% increase since 2006, while rheumatoid arthritis hospitalizations halved

ACOG, Planned Parenthood Proud to Fight for Women's Healthcare

Organizations collaborated on Washington advocacy

'Time Is Muscle' When Reversing Facial Paralysis

Surgical technique uses thigh muscle to restore movement

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