Preventive Medicine News

CHICAGO ⁠— While there are several challenges to deprescribing, applying a practical algorithm of care may ease some of the anxiety that older patients experience during this process, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

CHICAGO ⁠— In this video, Healio Primary Care Peer Perspective Board Member Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, discusses her presentations on obesity from the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has published a final recommendation that advises against the initiation of low-dose aspirin for primary CVD prevention in adults aged 60 years or older, a D-grade recommendation.

Screening rates for diabetes doubled in several Australian primary care practices after the implementation of a prevention intervention targeting women who were previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes, according to recent findings.

Use of a virtual reality device shows promise in alleviating stress and anxiety in health care providers during high-stress intervals such as a pandemic, according to a study published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.

In celebration of Earth Day, HHS, in partnership with the White House, has announced a pledge initiative calling for reduced emissions across the health care sector.

WHO has announced that it strongly recommends administering Pfizer’s Paxlovid to patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk for hospitalization.

Fewer than half of academic family medicine departments surveyed reported having a diversity officer and only 26% of departments with an officer provided protected time or resources for them, according to data published in Family Medicine.

Former college football players had a significantly higher prevalence of several health issues later in life than nonplayers, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers said they have developed polygenic risk scores for six common diseases that may offer clinically meaningful information about a person’s disease risk.