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Covered California to cut patient costs after Democratic lawmakers win funding from Gov. Newsom

Weeks after Democratic lawmakers forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to make good on a four-year-old pledge to use tax penalty proceeds from fining the uninsured to increase health insurance subsidies for low- and middle-income Californians, Covered California officials announced they will funnel that money into reducing out-of-pocket spending for many enrollees struggling with the cost of care.

27 Jul 2023

Boys more vulnerable to effects of premature parental death than girls, study finds

The cumulative health and economic consequences of the premature loss of a parent may be greater for boys than for girls, suggest the findings of a large long term study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

26 Jul 2023

Gender differences in long-term effects of premature parental death

26 Jul 2023

Experts call for urgent mental health support for autoimmune disease patients

More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in clinic about mental health symptoms, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and King's College London.

26 Jul 2023

Study identifies barriers to prescribing medications for alcohol use disorder in primary care

Researchers explored how primary care physicians who have some familiarity with medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) make prescribing decisions and identify reasons for the underuse of MAUD in primary care.

25 Jul 2023

Postpartum counseling is key to reducing long-term risk of heart disease in women

Despite having risk factors for heart disease, only 60% of women reported receiving counseling on optimizing their heart health, which includes healthy eating, exercise and losing weight gained during pregnancy at their six-week postpartum visit between 2016 and 2020, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

25 Jul 2023

Community health workers improve health of homebound older patients in San Antonio

Staying healthy and connected was difficult for everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, but especially so for homebound older patients and their caregivers.

25 Jul 2023

Addressing research gaps: The UK's efforts to study lung cancer in never smokers

Study aimed to understand the specific needs of lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) patients.

25 Jul 2023

Describing patterns of pediatric allergies across the United States using EHR

In the largest study of its kind, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) used electronic health record (EHR) data from more than 200,000 pediatric patients to describe patterns of pediatric allergies across the United States, validating a population-level pattern of allergy development known as the "allergic march," in which allergies first present as eczema, followed by food allergies, asthma, and environmental allergies.

25 Jul 2023

New campaign aims to reduce missed or delayed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis after newborn screening

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is leading an awareness campaign that aims to reduce missed or delayed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis after newborn screening, especially in non-White infants.

24 Jul 2023

$Study receives $10.5 million funding to compare two care models for improving outcomes in fracture patients$

Study receives $10.5 million funding to compare two care models for improving outcomes in fracture patients

Broken bones in later life are a leading cause of disability, recurrent fracture, nursing home placement, and death.

24 Jul 2023

Community COVID-19 disease is associated with increased risks of post-viral-illness, fatigue, embolism, and respiratory conditions

Researchers determined the magnitude of changes in healthcare utilization attributable to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

24 Jul 2023

Machine learning could transform early cancer detection in primary care

A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience (Volume 10) on June 9, 2023, entitled, "Transforming early cancer detection in primary care: harnessing the power of machine learning."

21 Jul 2023

$200 million gift guarantees tuition-free medical education at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

A transformative $200 million gift to NYU Long Island School of Medicine will ensure generations of medical students continue to receive a tuition-free, top-quality education focused on primary care.

21 Jul 2023

Flu and COVID-19 report offers latest surveillance data and public health advice

This fortnightly flu and COVID-19 report brings together the latest surveillance data along with the latest public health advice.

21 Jul 2023

Industry groups in California vie for new Medicaid money

California's powerful health care industry just notched a historic win: The state is going to give it an $11.1 billion infusion to improve care for millions of low-income Medicaid patients.

21 Jul 2023

Doctors created a primary care clinic as their former hospital struggled

About a year ago, Valory Wangler, a family medicine doctor, invited a handful of former co-workers to her backyard.

21 Jul 2023

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered antibiotic prescribing for common bacterial infections

Investigators evaluated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the use of antibiotics in primary care for common infections.

20 Jul 2023

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

It's been 22 years since UC Davis MIND Institute Medical Director Randi Hagerman and her husband, researcher Paul Hagerman, discovered the neurodegenerative condition called FXTAS (fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome).

19 Jul 2023

Study shows how behavioral economics can help cancer patients quit smoking

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that cancer patients who continued to smoke after their diagnosis were significantly more likely to receive treatment for tobacco use when "nudges" to provide tobacco treatment were directed at clinicians through the electronic health record.

19 Jul 2023

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Covered California to cut patient costs after Democratic lawmakers win funding from Gov. Newsom

Boys more vulnerable to effects of premature parental death than girls, study finds

Gender differences in long-term effects of premature parental death

Experts call for urgent mental health support for autoimmune disease patients

Study identifies barriers to prescribing medications for alcohol use disorder in primary care

Postpartum counseling is key to reducing long-term risk of heart disease in women

Community health workers improve health of homebound older patients in San Antonio

Addressing research gaps: The UK's efforts to study lung cancer in never smokers

Describing patterns of pediatric allergies across the United States using EHR

New campaign aims to reduce missed or delayed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis after newborn screening

Study receives $10.5 million funding to compare two care models for improving outcomes in fracture patients

Community COVID-19 disease is associated with increased risks of post-viral-illness, fatigue, embolism, and respiratory conditions

Machine learning could transform early cancer detection in primary care

$200 million gift guarantees tuition-free medical education at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Flu and COVID-19 report offers latest surveillance data and public health advice

Industry groups in California vie for new Medicaid money

Doctors created a primary care clinic as their former hospital struggled

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered antibiotic prescribing for common bacterial infections

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

Study shows how behavioral economics can help cancer patients quit smoking

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