Robert Dolansky, DO

In a final recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said health care professionals should advise community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older who are at risk for falls to participate in exercise interventions.

The proportion of health care visits delivered by physician assistants or nurse practitioners is rapidly increasing and now accounts for one in every four visits, according to the results of research published in The BMJ.

Social needs case management was associated with a 3% increase in primary care use and an 11% decrease in hospitalizations, a recent study in Annals of Internal Medicine found.