Preventive Medicine News

Primary care clinicians accounted for a small proportion of abortion providers in the United States in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Obtaining a medical marijuana card for chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety or depression led to a “rapid onset” of cannabis use disorder, according to researchers.

Healio has added three new topics to its Building Confidence: A COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion Guide.

Medication and exercise are more beneficial in preventing a second stroke in those with intracranial atherosclerosis compared with placement of a blood vessel stent, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology stated.

Fluctuations in daily temperatures were linked to significant increases in heat-related mortality risk, according to study findings published in The Innovation.

Having overweight or obesity in midlife was associated with significantly higher cumulative morbidity and thousands of dollars in additional health care costs during older adulthood, data show.

The Endocrine Society has teamed up with other organizations to ask the FDA to strengthen its limits on bisphenol A in adhesives and coatings after new findings showed a lower level of exposure to the chemical can cause health risks.

COVID-19 vaccines remain effective against severe illness, hospitalization and death among U.S. adults, according to two studies published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Many climate-change adaptation teams in large cities throughout the world have not adequately integrated public health agencies in their planning, according to findings published in PLOS Climate.

Health care providers said they feel undervalued and unsatisfied with the current health care system, and many are considering leaving the workforce, according to Elsevier Health’s first “Clinician of the Future” report.