Primary Care News

Cardiovascular disease risks vary depending on the type of menopausal hormone therapy combinations and administration methods used, according to a nationwide trial published in The BMJ.

As genome sequencing becomes faster and cheaper, Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD, is assessing whether it should be standard for newborn screenings across the United States.

In the greater Philadelphia area, the Menstrual Health Equity Initiative provides period products on a reliable basis for women and girls experiencing homelessness, so they can attend school and work without disruption.

Although key steps have been taken to improve access to naloxone for the acute treatment of opioid overdose, more work is needed to overcome the stigma associated with the root cause — substance use disorder.

Endometrial cancer has become the number one cancer diagnosis among U.S. women, particularly among the younger population, with nearly 68,000 cases and 14,000 deaths expected annually, according to Robert Wenham, MD.

In a 2023 survey published in JAMA Network Open, women physicians reported being responsible for 58.4% of family maintenance, including childcare or eldercare, and 49.2% of household duties compared with their spouses or partners.

Researchers found that patients who participated in an obesity management program and were taking weight-loss medication reported drinking less alcohol.

Fifteen years ago, an HIV vaccine trial conducted in Thailand and sponsored by the U.S. Army found something no other HIV vaccine trial ever had: a regimen that seemed to work.

ORLANDO — A generative AI chatbot may be able to optimally influence patient behavior, according to the winning abstract from the 2024 Abstract Competition at the AIMed24 Annual Meeting.

Treating patients with bone and joint infections with oral antibiotics led to more patients being discharged exclusively on oral antibiotics and shorter hospital stays without increasing rates of treatment failure, researchers found in a study.