Top primary care stories in 2019: Rethinking red meat, flu shot timing and more
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A study that challenged long-standing recommendations regarding red meat consumption was the most popular primary care story in 2019. Another top story was about the optimum timing for influenza vaccination.
Catch up on what your colleagues found most interesting here.
No need for adults to eat less red meat, new guidelines say
Most people do not need to reduce the amount of red and processed meat that they eat, according to new guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The recommendations run contrary to previous findings. Read more
Flu shot timing: What PCPs need to know
The estimated burden of the 2017-2018 influenza season was 48.8 million illnesses, 959,000 hospitalizations and 79,400 deaths, according to the CDC. To ensure that patients are protected throughout the influenza season, the timing of vaccination is critical. Read more.
Clinicians identify new, life-threatening vaping-related lung injury
Researchers have identified a new type of vaping-related injury in a Canadian teenager who was previously healthy and vaped daily with flavored cartridges for 5 months before getting sick. Read more.
Retirement planning 101: Understand six retirement tools available to physicians
Achieving a comfortable retirement is a leading financial goal for most physicians, including millennials who may continue to practice for many years. To reach this goal, physicians may use several planning tools throughout their careers. Read more.
Reduce your 2019 tax bill before year's end
Year-end planning is important because many tax tactics cannot be implemented for the current tax year after Dec. 31. Read more.
HHS, CMS announce proposed ‘historic’ changes to primary care physician processes, payments
Mindful that primary care physicians often face enormous administrative burdens and significantly lower pay than specialists, which in turn can lead to burnout, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, and CMS administrator Seema Verma, MPH, announced the CMS Primary Cares Initiative. Read more.
USPSTF: Screen women with increased risk for BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care physicians screen women with a familial risk assessment tool if they have family history of breast, ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer, or if they have an ancestry associated with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Read more.
FDA warns against use of Herbal Doctor Remedies’ medications
The FDA is warning consumers against the use of drugs manufactured by Herbal Doctor Remedies in Monterey Park, California, after an inspection of the facility revealed unsanitary conditions and serious violations of current good manufacturing practices. Read more.
How ‘tummy time’ factors into container baby syndrome, other things PCPs need to know about condition
Some of the most commonly used devices for infants — car seats, swings, bouncy seats, strollers, carriers or any device that inhibits a young child’s chance to roll, move, wiggle and kick — pose a risk for motor skill delay, plagiocephaly and/or torticollis, conditions that collectively, make up container baby syndrome, a clinical therapist told Healio Primary Care. Read more.
2018 cholesterol clinical practice guidelines: What PCPs need to know
A synopsis of the 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol by the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and other societies was recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more.