Preventive Medicine News

Primary care physicians lose about $40,000 of revenue each year because they provide preventive services that they do not then code and bill, according to study findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Some parents may be lax on safety precautions for the staples of Fourth of July celebrations, fireworks and sparklers, according to a national poll.

Primary care clinics that implemented an outreach intervention had a greater proportion of patients who converted from current to former smokers than clinics without the intervention, according to findings published in Preventive Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — The question of who should take aspirin is a complicated one and public messaging on it is sometimes confusing, a speaker said at the Heart in Diabetes CME conference.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation statement against the use of beta carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of CVD or cancer.

A person’s height appeared to impact their risk for a variety of common diseases, according to findings published in PLOS Genetics.

HHS and the United States Department of Agriculture are accepting nominations for an advisory committee that will review evidence and develop recommendations for the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

HHS has announced nearly $15 million in funding will be granted for rural communities to address psychostimulant misuse and related overdose deaths.

Research has shown that ultraprocessed foods are associated with weight gain and an increased risk for chronic conditions.

French mental health diagnostics company Alcediag announced the results of a study that identified six blood biomarkers as major hallmarks of bipolar disorder.