Chronic Conditions

Discovery may explain why some tested positive but had no symptoms

American Medical Association praises decision and calls for more over-the-counter birth control options.

Survey finds American adults are avoiding common health screenings that could help save lives.

The key ingredient to optimal performance in tobacco cessation is to provide every tobacco user an evidence-based intervention at every visit.

Addressing the mental health crisis requires an integrated approach to physical and mental health

The social media ‘infodemic’ is going from bad to worse. Here’s how primary care physicians can be part of the cure.

Cash-based health care is a win-win for vulnerable groups and primary care providers.

The American population is aging and could benefit from moving more and building muscle.

Concierge medicine offers an optimal environment for treating chronic disease

Finding may have implications as more people take care of aging relatives around the world.

As number of deaths climbed, medications were not used evenly around the states, according to a new study.

FDA approves Jardiance and Synjardy for pediatric use.

Commonwealth Fund 2023 Scorecard rates access, disparities, outcomes, and suggests solutions.

Lodoco targets the inflammation that is an underlying cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It will be available in the second half of 2023.

Caring for patients with autoimmune diseases is a team sport. Here’s a way for technology to tie your team together.

Study examining mortality comes out as AMA updates policies on substance use.

Physicians can use biological BMI, medications, lifestyle counseling as interventions to help patients dealing with overweight, obesity.

CMS announces goals for primary care physicians, clinicians to provide better coordination of care for chronic diseases.

Is tobacco use still a national health problem? Yes, and primary care physicians are in position to help patients quit.

Assessing and improving social determinants of health begin with the patient-physician relationship.

AACE algorithm supports clinical decision-making with person-centric approach to care.

Medical care, lost productivity, premature deaths take a huge toll on patients, families, and the economy, according to researchers.

Patients in urban areas more likely to meet all aspects of key metric of diabetes care

Our health system is too siloed to recognize patient problems that might cross specialties.

New tool aims to become sustainable program for treating obesity as a disease state, not just other associated conditions.

Recent developments drive price breaks for necessary substance.

Lawmakers introduce bills to ‘guarantee health care as a fundamental human right to all people in the U.S.’

Study on prescriptions suggests how doctors, patients, real-time price tools, and pharmacists can work together.

Study credits existing delivery infrastructure for lack of disruption

All technology interventions substantially improved mental health, but those supported by physicians and other providers were shown to be most effective.