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PCPs often order low-value prostate cancer screenings, study finds
Primary care providers frequently order prostate cancer screenings for older patients, even when they provide little value and could lead to false-positive results, a recent study found.
Diet, exercise instruction improve knee osteoarthritis pain, function
Patients with knee osteoarthritis who are overweight or obese saw reduced knee pain following 18 months of diet and exercise instruction delivered in a community space, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.
Adding resistance training to diet and exercise program may aid adults with obesity, HFpEF
CHICAGO — Adding resistance training to caloric restriction and aerobic exercise training was safe and did not adversely impact cardiac or arterial structure and function in older adults with obesity and HF with preserved ejection fraction.
Caloric restriction interventions may need to be adjusted for older adults with obesity
SAN DIEGO — Weight loss through caloric restriction can improve cardiometabolic risk, chronic conditions and physical function for older adults with obesity, but certain factors should be considered when designing an intervention.
SPRINT: Benefits of intensive BP lowering may be lost quickly if treatment not sustained
The benefits of intensive BP treatment on CV death and all-cause mortality observed in the SPRINT trial did not persist beyond the conclusion of the trial intervention, researchers reported.
Psoriasis often overlooked, misdiagnosed in people with skin of color
The burden of psoriasis in people with skin of color is significant and there are many challenges in this patient population that need to be addressed.
VIDEO: New tools help to individualize obesity, comorbidity treatment
NEW ORLEANS — In the third part of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Jamy D. Ard, MD, about new drugs for substantial weight loss and treatment of obesity-related comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes and liver disease.
VIDEO: Metabolically healthy obesity is transient
NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Jamy D. Ard, MD, about the misleading concept of metabolically healthy obesity, its effect of delaying early treatment and the benefit of small weight losses.
VIDEO: ‘Flip the script’ and treat obesity first
NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Jamy D. Ard, MD, about the role of weight loss in delaying and treating other chronic diseases.
Critical care community highlights strategies to improve communication in era of misinformation
A session at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress spotlighted the impact of medical misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the ICU, ED, rural areas and on social media.