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Supine Blood Pressure Readings May Reveal Hidden Health Risks
Measuring a patient’s blood pressure while he or she is lying down could help clinicians learn more about possible underlying heart problems.
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Social Determinants Play Outsized Role in Black/White Cardiovascular Health Gap
Lower income levels, less education, tighter insurance access raise risk for cardiovascular disease mortality.
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Physician Group Says to Start Colon Cancer Screening at Age 50 Years
Patient advocates push back, standing by other recommendations that set the age at 45 years.
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Cardiologists Consolidate, Update Guidance for Chronic Coronary Disease Management
Researchers incorporated shared decision-making, social determinants of health, and team-based care principles.
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Feds Propose to Strengthen Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment Access
The Biden administration wants better enforcement of a law that was designed to remove administrative barriers to receiving proper insurance coverage.
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Anesthesiologists Call on Patients to Stop Taking Trendy Drug Before Surgery
Patients using a popular type 2 diabetes medication to lose weight might experience complications during elective procedures.
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USPSTF Recommends Screening for Anxiety
The group suggests including all patients younger than age 65 years, calls for more study of screening older patients.
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CMS to Test Innovative Primary Care Model
The focus is on better management of chronic health conditions by streamlining access to integrated services.
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Feds Greenlight Expanded Naloxone Availability
The FDA has approved the nasal spray version of the opioid overdose reversal agent for over-the-counter sales.
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Bias and Stigma Hinder Effective Obesity Treatment
The industry is moving away from a hierarchy of care where a primary provider tells the patient what they ought to do. Instead, the model is moving toward shared decision-making.