Most recent by Maria Marabito
Primary care intervention significantly improves smoking cessation
Primary care clinics that implemented an outreach intervention had a greater proportion of patients who converted from current to former smokers than clinics without the intervention, according to findings published in Preventive Medicine.
Height may impact risk for common medical conditions
A person’s height appeared to impact their risk for a variety of common diseases, according to findings published in PLOS Genetics.
Weight management programs should include at least 12 interactions
At least 12 in-person or virtual interactions are needed to deliver effective weight management interventions in primary care, according to findings published in BMJ.
Adults with autism report poorer health care
Adults with autism reported poorer access to health care, poorer communication with physicians and a higher prevalence of chronic conditions compared with adults without autism, according to findings published in Molecular Autism.
FDA agrees to reevaluate safe levels of BPA in food packaging
The FDA will reevaluate the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging, according to a press release from the Environmental Defense Fund.
Proportion of Black, Hispanic physicians do not reflect US population
Black and Hispanic medical students and physicians are considerably underrepresented in the United States compared with the national population, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Aerobic exercise, pomegranate juice may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes
Aerobic training and daily intake of pure pomegranate juice may prevent increased liver enzymes and insulin resistance in adult men, according to findings from an Iranian study published in BMC Nutrition.
Moderate coffee consumption with or without sugar lowers mortality risk
Drinking a moderate amount — 1.5 to 3.5 cups per day — of unsweetened or sugar-sweetened coffee was associated with a lower risk for mortality, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Q&A: Machine learning models identify patients with long COVID
NIH researchers using machine learning models identified key characteristics of people who have or likely have long COVID.
Online collaborative fosters communication, inclusivity among clinicians
Clinicians who were members of an ongoing internet-based learning collaborative reported that the initiative was useful and fostered communication, according to findings published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.