Practice Management News

Overreliance on high-sensitivity troponin as the sole assay to diagnose heart attacks has led to a rise in misdiagnosis, which is not benign and burdens the health system and patients with unnecessary and sometimes invasive testing.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with David Cosgrove, MD, about implementing real-world utilization of clinical trials, the importance of diversity in clinical trials and more.

In this edition, extensive psoriasis and IBD history predict difficult-to-treat psoriatic arthritis, targeted therapies demonstrate low risk for serious infection and more.

A self-administered assessment tool was effective in identifying cognitive impairment vs. routine care in primary care settings, according to results recently published in Frontiers in Medicine.

Healio has launched a new special report on medical cannabis that summarizes the current scientific research and incorporates expert opinion.

In this podcast episode, John Inadomi, MD, chair of the department of internal medicine at University of Utah Health, discusses the value of mentorship, qualities a leader should possess and more.

United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the United States and called for more strategies to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths.

According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for food insecurity in primary care settings.

Because the science underpinning medicine evolves so quickly, it is not uncommon for some doctors to manage patients based on old evidence that is no longer a best practice; this is called clinical inertia.

Almost one-third of adults aged 60 years and older without CVD regularly used aspirin for primary prevention in 2021, contrary to guidance from medical organizations, a study showed.