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Vasectomy Poses Minimal Prostate Cancer Risk

A new systematic review and meta-analysis of three decades of evidence concludes that vasectomies are associated with minimal risk of prostate cancer.

Research Finds Many Women Who Receive IUD for Emergency Contraception Continue Use

Sixty-seven percent of women offered long-acting option were using it at one year.

Value-based Payments and Primary Care

Over the past two decades, Medicare and commercial payers have increasing linked healthcare payments to quality. These new payment models are broadly referred to as value-based, as payers primarily focus on clinical and financial outcomes of patients rather than simply paying for services in an unsustainable fee-for-service model. This shift provides a unique opportunity for primary care to recapture its place in healthcare delivery as the original advocate for patient-centered care and the center of value. Primary care clinicians can be rewarded with additional revenue for creating efficient care delivery by developing the skill sets to manage value-based care.

Capsaicin for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

An 8% capsaicin patch relieves pain and improves sleep in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Helping Women at Risk for Breast Cancer to Exercise More and Lose Weight

A web- and phone-based intervention led to significant weight loss and a modest increase in moderate-to-vigorous activity in women at risk of breast cancer.

High-intensity Interval Training in Older and Younger Adults

High-intensity interval training performed over 12 weeks reversed age-related differences of mitochondrial proteins in adults 65 to 80 years of age, as well as increased insulin sensitivity and VO2 peak, and decreased fat free mass in adults 18 to 30 years of age and 65 to 80 years of age.

Active Children: Do Higher Levels of Activity Help Prevent Depression?

This prospective study found moderate to vigorous physical activity in early childhood correlated with a decreased number of depressive symptoms in later years.

Safe Treatment Recommendations for Benzodiazepine Dependence

SYNOPSIS: There are clear, evidence-based treatment withdrawal regimens for benzodiazepine-dependent patients.

Maternal Mortality, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Tranexamic Acid: The WOMAN Study

SYNOPSIS: A multicenter study involving patients in 193 countries has shown a decrease in maternal mortality in women with postpartum hemorrhage who were given tranexamic acid once the diagnosis was made.

Requiem for Beta-blockers Post-Myocardial Infarction?

SYNOPSIS: A propensity score analysis of all hospital survivors of acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom from 2007-2013 showed that one-year survival in hospital patients without heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction treated with beta-blockers did not differ from survival in those patients not so treated.