PCP Visits Declined by Nearly One Quarter in Less Than 10 Years
Fewer commercially insured adults are visiting primary care physicians, and the trend has both negative and positive consequences, experts said. Medscape Medical News …read more
Can a Weighted Vest Preserve Bone as Seniors Lose Weight?
“I am hopeful that we’ll see participants lose weight and that the vest use is able to reduce weight-loss-associated bone loss to a similar degree as resistance training,” says lead investigator. Medscape Medical News …read more
Testing Sperm at Home: The Latest Infertility Trend
Reacting to reports of falling sperm counts among the population, some men seek reassurance through home sperm testing. Medscape Family Medicine …read more
Clinicians’ ‘Number-One Wish’ for Artificial Intelligence
Dr Eric Topol and AI researcher Dr Fei-Fei Li discuss how AI can augment and enhance the human work of healthcare. Medscape …read more
‘Unprecedented’ Doubling of NP Workforce Seen in Recent Years
Online training programs helped increase the number of NPs working in the US, a new study found. The data may play into a brewing policy battle in Washington about how Medicare pays NPs. Medscape Medical News …read more
Menopause Hormone Therapy Found to Delay Type 2 Diabetes
An expert reviews the evidence of the effects of hormone therapy on the development of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women. Medscape Medical News …read more
ACIP Updates Recommendations for Adult Vaccines
The ACIP’s 2020 guidelines include updated instructions for nuanced shared clinical decision making in certain scenarios. News Alerts …read more
New Multimorbidity Score Better Than Charlson Comorbidity Index?
The Cambridge Multimorbidity Score outperformed the currently used Charlson Comorbidity Index, a study found. Medscape Medical News …read more
Gestational Diabetes: The Treatment Controversy Rages On
Data are still lacking to firmly prioritize the most commonly used drugs, says an expert. Medscape Medical News …read more
Screening Mammograms: Is AI Better Than a Radiologist?
At first, AI wasn’t living up to its promise in the detection of breast cancer, but where are we now? Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more