Primary Care News

Older Black and Asian patients received significantly lower doses of opioids following hip fracture hospitalization compared with white patients, a retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries showed.

Every September, a national spotlight shines on rheumatic diseases, a wide-ranging group of more than 100 different conditions that shape the lives of millions of people every day.

Vaccine coverage among military children is higher than the national average, but there are unique barriers that prevent military children from receiving their childhood vaccinations on time, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Researchers identified metabolic markers from routine newborn screenings that were associated with sudden infant death syndrome and built a model that could predict the probability of SIDS, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The benefits and drawbacks of maintenance of certification programs are nuanced, so reform must rely on feedback from the medical community, according to experts.

The FDA issued a warning that use of fezolinetant can cause rare but serious liver injury following a report of a patient with signs and symptoms of liver injury after taking the nonhormonal medication

Greater utilization of genetic testing among men could have considerable benefits with regard to detection, risk management and personalized treatment of cancers, according to authors of a review published in JAMA Oncology.

BMI in the overweight or obese range for both women and men during preconception or early pregnancy was linked to time to pregnancy success and miscarriage risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher likelihood of experiencing infertility and subfertility, which can harm mental health and trigger stress, but not everyone with this disorder will require assisted reproduction to conceive.