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New project on ultrasound device for treatment of neuropathic pain to receive NIH funding

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine, in collaboration with Albany Medical College in New York, are among seven institutions nationwide selected to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health for their innovative pilot projects to enable new medical devices to diagnose and treat both acute and chronic disorders from neuropathic pain to mental illness.

15 Dec 2022

Intermittent fasting diet intervention may help patients to achieve complete diabetes remission

After an intermittent fasting diet intervention, patients achieved complete diabetes remission, defined as an HbA1c (average blood sugar) level of less than 6.5% at least one year after stopping diabetes medication, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

15 Dec 2022

What is the relation between COVID-19 vaccination and new POTS-related diagnoses?

Researchers assessed the association between POTS and SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 vaccinations.

14 Dec 2022

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany's Saarland.

14 Dec 2022

Injuries associated with alcohol use disorders may increase the risk of death in the next year

When people are injured severely enough to require treatment at the hospital and they are either intoxicated or have an alcohol use disorder, they have a fivefold increased risk of dying in the next year, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

13 Dec 2022

Vague, superficial advice given by doctors to patients living with obesity

A new research study published today in Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, finds that when doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not supported by scientific evidence.

13 Dec 2022

Study: Copayment elimination in primary care for the over-85s did not increase healthcare visits

Introducing copayment elimination in primary care in Sweden for the over-85s has not caused a rise in the number of health care visits.

12 Dec 2022

Cambridge scientists develop a comprehensive tool for predicting individual's risk of prostate cancer

Cambridge scientists have created a comprehensive tool for predicting an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer, which they say could help ensure that those men at greatest risk will receive the appropriate testing while reducing unnecessary – and potentially invasive – testing for those at very low risk.

12 Dec 2022

Aging influences the diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks in patients over age 75

For people ages 75 and older, age-related changes in general health and in the heart and blood vessels require consideration and likely modifications in how heart attacks and heart disease are treated, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

12 Dec 2022

How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the treatment pancreatic cancer patients

Researchers investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pancreatic cancer services in England.

11 Dec 2022

Researchers receive $11 million NIH grant to evaluate a 5-minute dementia screening tool

Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Regenstrief Institute, and Indiana University School of Medicine have received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate an Einstein-developed test for assessing cognitive impairment and dementia.

8 Dec 2022

Oral bacteria may be a contributory factor in patients developing brain abscesses

Bacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening abscesses on the brain, new research has shown.

7 Dec 2022

Colorado option’s big test: Open enrollment

Critics declared Colorado's new quasi-public option a failure this fall, before it was even available for purchase on the state's Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace.

7 Dec 2022

Gestational diabetes mellitus linked to early particulate matter exposure with high BMI

Researchers assess the impact of high BMI before pregnancy, coupled with exposure to different levels of PM, on the incidence of gestational diabetes.

6 Dec 2022

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Mount Sinai Health System has become the first health system in New York, and one of the first major academic health centers across the country, to offer telehealth services to select patients who call 911 with low-acuity injuries and conditions.

6 Dec 2022

Study examines whether cortisone-like medicine can reduce pain after total knee arthroplasty

Results from a study by Henry Ford Health orthopedic researchers is the latest of several high-powered studies geared toward effectively managing pain and decreasing opioids use after total knee replacement surgery.

5 Dec 2022

Plans to amend pension rules will boost NHS workforce, retain more experienced clinicians

All NHS staff, including senior doctors, will benefit from proposed plans to fix pension rules, supporting them to remain in work for longer and boosting the workforce as the NHS continues to take action to tackle the Covid backlogs.

5 Dec 2022

Self-driven healthcare ecosystems could help improve health outcomes and control costs

A vision for building sustainable, self-driven healthcare spanning primary care, secondary care and the wider health and social care system has been set out by medical innovators writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

1 Dec 2022

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she's becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

1 Dec 2022

Specific genetic variant linked to early-onset childhood epilepsy discovered

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a specific genetic variant in SCN1A, the most common genetic epilepsy, that leads to an earlier onset of epilepsy, with clinical features distinct from other epilepsies.

30 Nov 2022

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

New project on ultrasound device for treatment of neuropathic pain to receive NIH funding

Intermittent fasting diet intervention may help patients to achieve complete diabetes remission

What is the relation between COVID-19 vaccination and new POTS-related diagnoses?

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Injuries associated with alcohol use disorders may increase the risk of death in the next year

Vague, superficial advice given by doctors to patients living with obesity

Study: Copayment elimination in primary care for the over-85s did not increase healthcare visits

Cambridge scientists develop a comprehensive tool for predicting individual's risk of prostate cancer

Aging influences the diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks in patients over age 75

How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the treatment pancreatic cancer patients

Researchers receive $11 million NIH grant to evaluate a 5-minute dementia screening tool

Oral bacteria may be a contributory factor in patients developing brain abscesses

Colorado option’s big test: Open enrollment

Gestational diabetes mellitus linked to early particulate matter exposure with high BMI

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Study examines whether cortisone-like medicine can reduce pain after total knee arthroplasty

Plans to amend pension rules will boost NHS workforce, retain more experienced clinicians

Self-driven healthcare ecosystems could help improve health outcomes and control costs

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

Specific genetic variant linked to early-onset childhood epilepsy discovered

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