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News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

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Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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Older Adults Most Concerned About Healthcare Costs Ahead of Election

Of healthcare-related concerns, costs of long-term care rose to the top

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Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Well-Being Declines Before Mild Cognitive Impairment

Two components hit hardest: purpose in life and personal growth

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Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crash

"They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances"

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Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy?

Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health"

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Death Is Inevitable. It's Time We Learned to Talk About It.

By fostering honest and compassionate discussions, we can provide patients with more dignity

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Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised?

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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GLP-1 Agonists for Diabetes Tied to Lower Hyperkalemia Rates

Class was compared with DPP4-inhibitors

ABIM Revokes Two Doctors' Certifications Over COVID Comments

Paul Marik, MD, and Pierre Kory, MD, no longer hold internal medicine certifications

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Common Lab Tests Not Useful in Diagnosing Long COVID, Study Shows

Lab tests can rule out other conditions, but are not biomarkers for long COVID

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Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patients

Brain markers of degeneration, injury were better, too

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What's the Best Way to Help Specialists Succeed? Beef Up Primary Care

Let us handle the garden-variety hypertension and diabetes, and give them the complex cases

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FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD

Decision largely expected after agency advisors voted against psychedelic's safety and efficacy

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Water Quality Was Acceptable When Olympians Swam in the Seine, Data Show

New information represents a more complete picture of water quality

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FDA Approves First Emergency Allergy Nasal Spray

Neffy is a non-needle-based epinephrine treatment for anaphylaxis and other allergic reactions

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Sugar Substitute and Blood Clots; Bacteria in Microwaves; Lives Saved by COVID Vax

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Free Text Message Program Helps Teens Quit E-Cigarettes

First randomized trial to show a significant benefit for helping teens stop vaping

FDA APPROVED carbidopa and levodopa (Crexont) over an image the substantia nigra and a neuron containing Lewy bodies.

New Extended-Release Parkinson's Drug Approved

Novel levodopa and carbidopa formulation led to more time without troublesome dyskinesia

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Study: Hand OA May Affect Tendons Too

But clinical importance remains uncertain

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Common Antibiotics Linked With Serious Skin Reactions in Older Adults

Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst offenders, study finds

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Heavy Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Head and Neck Cancer Risk

Study findings have "substantial public health implications," researchers say

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Clinicians Should Be Aware of Eating Disorder Risk in PCOS

Women with the condition had higher odds of bulimia and binge eating disorder, study shows

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Doctor Suspected of Murder; Cancer Blood Test Under Fire; TikTok and Body Image

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Parkinson's Dementia May Be Less Common Than Once Thought

Progression from normal cognition to dementia may have a fairly long window of time

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Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses

Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say

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Extend the Hospital-at-Home Waiver Before It's Too Late

Older adults should continue to receive care where they feel and heal their best

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David Lynch's Emphysema; Trump Losing His Train of Thought; Emergency Blood Shortage

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Three Years After COVID Hospitalization, Cognitive Problems Persist and Worsen

Some early pandemic patients dropped IQ points and did not return to their jobs

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Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season

Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says

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Katie Ledecky Has POTS. Swimming May Help Her Manage It.

An ironic treatment for an Olympic swimmer with the chronic condition

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Plant-based Food and Drink Labeling Is a Battlefield

Public health considerations are missing in action

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Poor Physical Function Likely the Main Reason for Higher Fracture Risk in T2D

Skeletal characteristics may not be to blame among older women

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Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Pneumonia Diagnoses Largely Inaccurate?

To some extent, it's to be expected, researchers note

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Prescription-Free Online Semaglutide Is Risky Business

Over 40% of pharmacy sites offering GLP-1 drug without a script are known to operate illegally

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Millions of Americans Use Potentially Hepatotoxic Botanical Products

And liver injuries tied to herbal and dietary supplements are on the rise, data show

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The Next Big Shiny Thing

These new devices never live up to their promises, but I keep hoping anyway

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Coffee-Dementia Link Continues to Unfurl

Two studies hint at protective relationships for some coffee and tea drinkers

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Aerosmith Retires After Injury; All Zepbound Doses Now Available; Guacamole Recalled

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