Preventive Medicine News

Growing up, I was one of eight. My dad was a police officer. My mom would stay at home. We didn’t have too much growing up, and we had to work hard.

Health and wellness have always shaped my world. Initially, I aspired to be a chiropractor. I was influenced by a charismatic family chiropractor from my youth. His compassionate care, including singing to patients, fueled my desire to serve in health care.

A study published in Obesity found that adults who performed physical activity in the morning had a lower BMI and waist circumference than those who exercised in the afternoon or evening.

A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine revealed income-based disparities in diabetes, smoking and hypertension — findings that one expert called worrying.

Measles cases rose globally by nearly 20% in 2022, and measles deaths increased by almost half, according to data published Thursday in MMWR by the CDC and WHO.

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has recently published an expert consensus statement outlining best practices for implementing lifestyle medicine in primary care.

Reductions to the 2024 Medicare conversion factor will mean unsustainable payment cuts for family physicians, according to the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

The FDA approved the world’s first vaccine against chikungunya virus.

DENVER — A primary care-based lifestyle course improved several health behaviors in Appalachia, according to the results of research presented at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s annual meeting.

For the last 38 years, I have been working at Atlantic Health Systems in New Jersey in family practice. I have wonderful patients, and I can put in 20-hour days and not regret one moment of being there.