Preventive Medicine News

After a systematic review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmed its endorsement of screening for hypertension with office BP measurement in adults aged 18 years or older.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced there is insufficient evidence to make a recommendation on screening asymptomatic patients aged 50 years and older for atrial fibrillation.

The number of Americans with dementia — which currently stands at 1 in 7 — could triple by 2050, according to an American Heart Association writing group.

Even with health insurance, people with opioid use disorder receive lower quality preventive and chronic care as well as lower quality care coordination, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for hypertension identified more patients at risk for preeclampsia than the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ definition, researchers found.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States last year, state and local governments mandated shelter-in-place orders, which upended the practice of medicine.

A risk prediction model for lung cancer calculated scores that did not align with diagnoses in African American patients, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

A parental smoking intervention was effective and “inexpensive” to implement in pediatric primary care practices, with costs per quit that were comparable to other interventions, according to researchers.

A nationally representative cohort study estimated that 5 million older adults in the U.S. who have difficulty performing self-care tasks or are at risk for falls lack access to grab bars, shower seats and other assistive devices.

Nephrology professionals may not routinely recommend plant-based diets to patients with kidney disease due to concerns over patient acceptance and their ability to follow the diet plan, according to survey results.