Preventive Medicine News

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted areas in which the medical community can improve patient care and access to treatment for numerous conditions, including hepatitis D virus.

Previous research has demonstrated associations between nutrition and breast cancer.

Improving micronutrient supplementation for mothers during pregnancy could help reduce the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in the next generation, according to researchers.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in August published a statement regarding the initiation of statin therapy for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic CVD.

From 2015 to 2019, most patients who were screened for lung cancer met 2013 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria, but men, younger patients and those who previously smoked were less likely to be screened, a recent study found.

As the incoming president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, said she hopes to inspire members to work innovatively while preserving their well-being.

In August, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a new recommendation statement on the use of statin therapy for primary prevention of CVD. Like its 2016 guidelines, the USPSTF recommended statins as primary prevention for adults aged 40 to 75 years with at least one CVD risk factor and a 10% or greater 10-year risk for CVD.

Starting Oct. 13, Emory University will host its 25th Cardiology in Primary Care Conference, a 2.5-day event that will provide information on the outpatient management of cardiac conditions.

Women with a history of gestational diabetes can lower their risk for developing type 2 diabetes by optimizing modifiable risk factors for the disease, such as weight, diet, physical activity and tobacco and alcohol use.

In the United States, COVID-19 vaccinations may have prevented more than 650,000 hospitalizations and 300,000 deaths among Medicare beneficiaries in 2021, according to a new report from HHS.