Pragmatic Execution of Online Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Found Effective in New Study
ObesityWeek 2021: Regular engagement in online behavioral obesity treatment program within primary care network produced clinically significant weight loss in new study.
Bariatric Surgery: Clinician and Patient Barriers to the First Conversation
A clinical psychologist from the Mayo Clinic Bariatric Center in Jacksonville, FL, explains and corrects key misperceptions that inhibit open discussion of the therapy.
UCSF Cardiologist Tells Hypertension Self-management Study Success Story
Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS, highlights findings from the first peer-reviewed published study to report long-term experience with a digital health app for hypertension.
Study: Medical Weight Management May Prevent Pandemic-induced Weight Gain
ObesityWeek 2021: New study highlights protective effects of medical weight management during COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of November 1, 2021
Global confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 have surpassed 5 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map and the CDC.
Liraglutide Safe and Effective Treatment for Weight Regain after RYGB Surgery, Study Suggests
ObesityWeek 2021. Liraglutide helped patients who regained weight after successful gastric bypass surgery re-achieve their lowest weight with an acceptable safety profile.
Seen in the ED: Lower Extremity Rash Resists Treatment
A rash presumed to be a possible fungal or bacterial infection on the legs and feet of a 62-year-old man has failed to improve after 10 days of treatment. What's your Dx?
Telemedicine Weight Loss Interventions During COVID-19 Prove Comparable to On-site Care
ObesityWeek 2021: Weight loss support delivered via pandemic-driven telehealth resulted in clinically significant weight loss, report 2 different research teams.
Influenza Vaccination During COVID-19: 5 Questions for Primary Care
COVID-19 has changed many of what we know as standard operating procedures during flu season. How would you handle these 5 situations, for example?
One in Ten Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Fail to Fill Initial DOAC Prescription
Primary nonadherence with anticoagulant therapy may be influenced by which DOAC is prescribed, age, and diagnosis of several chronic diseases, a new study found.
Flu Season 2021-2022: Primary Care Fears & Patients on the Fence
This flu season will bring different challenges to primary care clinicians. Here, experts discuss specific barriers and best strategies to overcome them.
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 29, 2021
Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.
Cardiovascular Risk Found Greatest in Prediabetes A1c Range
For individuals with A1c of 6.4-6.5%, just below the threshold for diabetes, risk of MACE was higher than for any other subgroup with A1c values ranging from 5.8-6.8%.
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 28, 2021
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 27, 2021
Heart Failure Drugs in the Pipeline: Six Novel Therapeutics to Note
Heart failure drugs in the pipeline now number more than 100 and include familiar names plus dozens of new ones. Get a top-line look at 6 of the most promising.
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 26, 2021
Omecamtiv Mecarbil Shows Promise in Patients with Severe Heart Failure
Results of a GALACTIC-HF post-hoc analysis suggest a role for omecamtiv mecarbil in an HF population that remains difficult to treat effectively.
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 25, 2021
Multiple-inhaler Triple Therapy for Asthma in Adults Comes with High Risk of Discontinuation
Approximately three-quarters of asthma patients who began multiple-inhaler triple therapy had stopped using it 6 months later, according to a new study.