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Clinical trials support effectiveness of collaborative care in treating behavioral health disorders

As anxiety and depression rise in the country, primary care clinics, especially in rural areas, are facing increased patient needs.

16 Sep 2020

Anxiety disorders surging in the UK since 2008

A new report by researchers at the University College London shows that there has been a surge of anxiety cases in the United Kingdom over the past decade, with the financial crash, Brexit, social media, and climate change, and now COVID-19.

16 Sep 2020

COVID exodus fills vacation towns with new medical pressures

The staff at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is accustomed to the number of patients tripling or even quadrupling each summer when wealthy Manhattanites flee the city for the Hamptons. But this year, the COVID pandemic has upended everything.

15 Sep 2020

Incentive scheme for GPs provides information about long-acting reversible contraceptives

This is the finding of researchers from Imperial College London, who conducted the first large-scale analysis of an incentive scheme for GPs to provide women with information about long-acting reversible contraceptives, termed LARCs.

15 Sep 2020

HSC researchers win NIH grant to expand innovative research into Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at HSC Fort Worth were awarded a grant expected to total $45 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to expand innovative research into Alzheimer's disease and the biological differences that cause the disease to disproportionately afflict Mexican Americans.

14 Sep 2020

Rheumatology providers and patient advocates urge lawmakers to address healthcare challenges

The American College of Rheumatology will hold its first virtual Advocates for Arthritis event on Tuesday, Sept. 15, where more than 120 rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals, and patient advocates will meet with lawmakers via video to discuss the healthcare challenges they are facing in the midst of COVID-19.

14 Sep 2020

Systematic efforts and clear structure are crucial for person-centered care

Systematic efforts and a clear structure are decisive factors in the transition to person-centred health care. A University of Gothenburg study, published in the scientific journal BMJ, reflects what is now a decade of experience and research in the field.

11 Sep 2020

New guidance launched at a virtual roundtable to drive high quality mental health support

Amid rising pressure on the UK’s mental health services, compounded by COVID-19, the Good Governance Institute and Connect Health have unveiled an industry-leading briefing to support NHS leaders and commissioners in providing the most efficient and best quality care in the community.

10 Sep 2020

Study: Without proper public education, wearing masks could lead to more COVID-19 infections

A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to slow the spread of COVID-19 - wearing a face covering - should come with a caveat. If not accompanied by proper public education, the practice could lead to more infections.

9 Sep 2020

Telehealth spikes up to offer patient care while minimizing COVID-19 exposure

Hailed for its ability to erase distance between health care providers in cities and patients in rural areas, telehealth has ironically enabled medical care to continue in a time when we all must keep our distance.

9 Sep 2020

Tobacco smoke-exposed children have higher rates of hospital admissions

Children who are exposed to tobacco have higher rates of hospital admissions after visiting emergency departments or urgent care facilities, according to a new study by University of Cincinnati researchers.

8 Sep 2020

Study underscores value of Mass General’s online health tool about Down syndrome

A new software program effectively brings the expertise of Massachusetts General Hospital specialists to many more patients with Down syndrome (DS), according to a study published today in Genetics in Medicine.

8 Sep 2020

With schools starting online, vaccinations head for recess

As co-director of school-based health centers at Bassett Healthcare Network, the pediatrician oversees about 21 school-based health clinics across the region — a poor, rural area known for manufacturing and crippled by the opioid epidemic.

8 Sep 2020

Tailored obesity intervention program offers hope for weight loss in underserved patients

Low-income Louisiana patients enrolled in a tailored obesity intervention program lost much more weight than counterparts receiving usual care. Study results were published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Sep 2020

Physician-owned practices adopt more QI strategies than hospital-owned practices

Little is known about what determines strategy implementation around quality improvement (QI) in small and medium-sized primary care practices.

4 Sep 2020

Study shows fatty liver disease is a significant risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization

A recent observational study by US researchers reveals that individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis have increased odds of hospitalization due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19); conversely, metabolic surgery was found to be protective against the admission of infected individuals. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

3 Sep 2020

UIC receives grant to better prepare doctors to treat substance use, mental health conditions

The University of Illinois Chicago has received a $2.5 million grant to better prepare primary care physicians to treat substance use disorders and mental health conditions in rural and urban underserved populations.

2 Sep 2020

Telemonitoring may reduce heart attack, stroke rate by 50% for people with high blood pressure

People enrolled in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to those who received routine primary care, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

31 Aug 2020

COVID + influenza: This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Flu season will look different this year, as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 172,000 people. Many Americans are reluctant to visit a doctor's office and public health officials worry people will shy away from being immunized.

28 Aug 2020

Combinations of lipid-lowering therapies could reduce health risk for European patients

New findings from a large European study of patients in 18 countries, including the UK, show that while many patients are able to reduce their risk through taking statins, those at the highest risk of cardiovascular events may benefit from combinations of lipid-lowering therapies.

28 Aug 2020

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Clinical trials support effectiveness of collaborative care in treating behavioral health disorders

Anxiety disorders surging in the UK since 2008

COVID exodus fills vacation towns with new medical pressures

Incentive scheme for GPs provides information about long-acting reversible contraceptives

HSC researchers win NIH grant to expand innovative research into Alzheimer's disease

Rheumatology providers and patient advocates urge lawmakers to address healthcare challenges

Systematic efforts and clear structure are crucial for person-centered care

New guidance launched at a virtual roundtable to drive high quality mental health support

Study: Without proper public education, wearing masks could lead to more COVID-19 infections

Telehealth spikes up to offer patient care while minimizing COVID-19 exposure

Tobacco smoke-exposed children have higher rates of hospital admissions

Study underscores value of Mass General’s online health tool about Down syndrome

With schools starting online, vaccinations head for recess

Tailored obesity intervention program offers hope for weight loss in underserved patients

Physician-owned practices adopt more QI strategies than hospital-owned practices

Study shows fatty liver disease is a significant risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization

UIC receives grant to better prepare doctors to treat substance use, mental health conditions

Telemonitoring may reduce heart attack, stroke rate by 50% for people with high blood pressure

COVID + influenza: This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Combinations of lipid-lowering therapies could reduce health risk for European patients

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