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Tips to help older adults maintain lifelong oral health

Seventy million people in this country - 20 percent of the US population -- will be 65 or older by 2030. If you're one of them, you probably think often about how to stay as fit and healthy as possible. But, you may not be giving as much thought to the health of your teeth.

10 Aug 2016

Study finds positive link between planned home births and breast feeding

A new study by academics in Trinity College Dublin has found that there is a strong positive relationship between planned birth at home and breast feeding: breastfeeding was twice as likely after planned home births compared to hospital births.

10 Aug 2016

Quest Diagnostics introduces digital cognitive assessment tool to help physicians assess patients with dementia

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced CogniSense, a digital cognitive assessment tool that aids in a physician's assessment, diagnosis and care management of individuals with cognitive dysfunction.

From Quest Diagnostics 8 Aug 2016

UT Physicians opens new health center in Rosenberg

UT Physicians, the medical practice of McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has opened its newest health center, UT Physicians Community Health & Wellness Center - Rosenberg, at 5115 Avenue H, Suite 701.

5 Aug 2016

Child's home address may help identify children and families at risk of asthma

A child's home address may be enough information to identify children and families at risk for more severe cases of asthma due to social and economic hardships. In fact, the home address could guide risk assessment starting the moment a family arrives and registers in the hospital or at the doctor's office.

2 Aug 2016

Depression screening tools may lead to misdiagnosis in children and adolescents

In Canada and the U.S., doctors are increasingly being encouraged to try to identify depression in children and adolescents - even if they do not have obvious indications of the disease. In order to do so, the physicians often use short questionnaires that ask about symptoms of depression

2 Aug 2016

ConvenientMD Urgent Care revises clinic hours to benefit patients

ConvenientMD Urgent Care, New Hampshire's leading urgent care provider, announced a change in clinic hours.

30 Jul 2016

GSK, VentureWise partner to deliver independent educational program on COPD to GPs

A new agreement between GlaxoSmithKline and VentureWise—part of the MedicineWise Group—will see an independent educational program delivered to GPs on the topic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

29 Jul 2016

Majority of American adults use prescription drugs inappropriately and dangerously

The majority of American adults taking opioids and other commonly prescribed medications use them in ways that put their health at risk, including potentially dangerous combinations with other drugs, according to a new study from Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services.

From Quest Diagnostics 29 Jul 2016

Medical professionals express fears in implementing new EHR system in hospitals

As waves of hospitals move from older methods of record keeping to new digital electronic health record (EHR) systems, many medical professionals express fears that implementing an EHR system in their hospital will have dire results, including more errors and higher patient mortality.

29 Jul 2016

Valley fever diagnosis often overlooked by primary care physicians

For patients with pneumonia or ongoing influenza-like symptoms who live in or have visited the west or southwest United States, especially Arizona and central California, infectious diseases experts recommend physicians suspect valley fever, an often-overlooked fungal infection.

28 Jul 2016

New consensus statement recommends transition of care for adolescents with neurologic disorders

A new consensus statement provides recommendations for transitioning adolescents and young adults with neurologic disorders to adult care.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers find easy way to ensure baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C

Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

27 Jul 2016

Online behavioural intervention provides long-term, sustainable ways to lose weight

New research, led by the University of Southampton, has found that an online behavioural counselling tool is effective at helping people lose weight.

27 Jul 2016

Early and late menopause linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Women who begin menopause before age 46 or after 55 have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study of more than 124,000 women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative, a large national trial aimed at preventing disease in postmenopausal women.

27 Jul 2016

Large study of familial ALS finds new gene variant present in 3% of all patients with disease

Variations in a gene with multiple functions in neurons are present in approximately 3 percent of all cases of ALS in North American and European populations, both sporadic and familial, making it one of the most common genetic causes of the disease, according to a paper published in Nature Genetics.

26 Jul 2016

New online learning activity may help GPs manage hepatitis C patients in primary care

A new online learning module, Managing hepatitis C in primary care, provides GPs with an update on the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of people with chronic hepatitis C infection.

26 Jul 2016

Salmonella protein can reduce drug resistant molecule found in cancer cells

A surprising result in an experiment on Salmonella bacteria has led to a discovery that may make drug resistant cancer cells more treatable by conventional chemotherapies.

25 Jul 2016

Simple, inexpensive psychotherapy treatment as effective as CBT for treating depression in adults

A simple and inexpensive psychotherapy or talking therapy known as behavioural activation (BA) is as effective at treating depression in adults as the gold-standard cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and can be delivered by non-specialist staff with minimal training at far less cost, according to new research published in The Lancet.

25 Jul 2016

New study aims to identify ways of helping patients withdraw from long-term antidepressant treatment

One in 10 adults are being given antidepressants each year, but up to 50 per cent of patients could be given an alternative treatment, a University Professor suggests.

25 Jul 2016

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Tips to help older adults maintain lifelong oral health

Study finds positive link between planned home births and breast feeding

Quest Diagnostics introduces digital cognitive assessment tool to help physicians assess patients with dementia

UT Physicians opens new health center in Rosenberg

Child's home address may help identify children and families at risk of asthma

Depression screening tools may lead to misdiagnosis in children and adolescents

ConvenientMD Urgent Care revises clinic hours to benefit patients

GSK, VentureWise partner to deliver independent educational program on COPD to GPs

Majority of American adults use prescription drugs inappropriately and dangerously

Medical professionals express fears in implementing new EHR system in hospitals

Valley fever diagnosis often overlooked by primary care physicians

New consensus statement recommends transition of care for adolescents with neurologic disorders

Researchers find easy way to ensure baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C

Online behavioural intervention provides long-term, sustainable ways to lose weight

Early and late menopause linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Large study of familial ALS finds new gene variant present in 3% of all patients with disease

New online learning activity may help GPs manage hepatitis C patients in primary care

Salmonella protein can reduce drug resistant molecule found in cancer cells

Simple, inexpensive psychotherapy treatment as effective as CBT for treating depression in adults

New study aims to identify ways of helping patients withdraw from long-term antidepressant treatment

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

Primary Care News and Research

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Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

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Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

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