Preventive Medicine News

Many U.S. adults reported using a variety of nonopioid techniques to manage their chronic pain, but some said they still rely on opioids, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Timely depression screening increased about 20% among patients after a quality improvement initiative was implemented at their primary care practices, according to findings published in the Journal of Community Health.

The CDC released a draft of its updated guidelines for prescribing opioids, which emphasize patient-centered decisions and would reduce some limitations on prescribing that were previously set in 2016.

Patients whose physicians transitioned from an enhanced fee-for-service model to a team-based capitation model had fewer ED visits than patients who did not receive team-based care, according to data published in Annals of Family Medicine.

Young adults in the U.S. may increase their life expectancy by more than a decade if they optimize their diet to include more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat, according to findings published in PLoS Medicine.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s 2021 guideline for lung cancer screening improved upon previous fixed-screening criteria and may reduce racial disparities in access, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic sparking more diverse research practices, individuals with disabilities have largely been excluded from such progress, according to a perspective published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The more steps that older women took per day, the more they lowered their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Ketamine provided rapid benefits to hospitalized patients with suicidal ideation; however, more research is needed to determine its long-term impact, according to findings from a French study published in The BMJ.

The collaborative care model was associated with reductions in racial disparities in mental health screening among pregnant and postpartum women, according to recent findings.