Preventive Medicine News

Patients on long-term opioid treatment struggle to receive continuous, high-quality care, two experts wrote in a research letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Older adults with severe financial strain had a greater risk for mortality 6 months after being discharged from the hospital for an acute myocardial infarction than those without financial strain, according to recent data.

Healio has launched a new resource that clinicians can use as a tool to guide conversations with patients who are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Most physicians and trainees who were surveyed agreed that racism has an impact on health; however, less than half of respondents reported speaking out against a racist encounter or policy.

Researchers reported substantial variability in information on sex-based differences in drug safety and efficacy across trial publications and FDA sources for medications that were approved in 2019 and 2020.

Adults with two or more chronic conditions by middle age had an increased risk for dementia later in life, according to findings published in The BMJ.

Adults with higher aging satisfaction were more likely to have improved health and well-being later in life, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The use of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation method did not significantly prevent relapse or successful termination, according to survey findings published in Tobacco Control.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation that encourages health care professionals to screen asymptomatic adolescents and adults who are at increased risk for syphilis.

Frequent use of over-the-counter analgesics, including moderate-dose aspirin, NSAIDs and acetaminophen, were associated with an increased risk for tinnitus among women, according to findings in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.