Family Medicine

What technology should be implemented to ensure a positive experience for patients?

A look at the risks patients face due to the pandemic—and what minority patients may face daily.

The results echo the previous understanding of MS specialists as well as add to the literature that has been collected thus far from other assessments.

A look at the available and viable tools to continue patient access and care.

ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, seizures, and even developmental delays are asssociated with a two-fold risk of asthma in US children.

An OB/GYN discusses the signs and symptoms of infertility.

The diversity of the fecal mycobiome of the last sample collected was 2.5-fold higher in COVID-19 patients than it was in the control group.

Fluoxetine alone was more effective treating depression than a combination of fluoxetine with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Increased technology use and alcohol consumption may be leading to some troubling trends in sleep.

The project demonstrates success in increasing availability and access of opioid-related services to residents of rural counties experiencing high overdose rates.

The most common type of support needed is psychosocial and instrumental activities of daily living.

Prior family exposure represented the factor with the second highest IRR behind hospital exposure.

Those with ≥150 min per week in moderated or vigorous activities were low risk while those with less than 150 or sedentary activity were higher risk.

Low-level viremia was transiently detectable in 21 recipients in the early post-transplant period, but not after 14 days.

Data from a simulation performed by investigators from Harvard Medical School is detailing the potential losses in revenue primary care practices are expected to experience in 2020.

Treatment with treprostinil of up to 12 breaths per session four-times per data was well-tolerated, with a safety profile consistent with previous studies.

Both treatments were well-tolerated with only mild-to-moderate adverse events.

Survey findings suggest EHRs enhance education for fellows but the time demands of data and order entry can be a negative of the technology.

Better usability will support better relationships between physicians, their electronic health record systems, and their patients, along with the overall well-being of physicians.

The researchers suggested a significant link between second-hand smoke exposure and poor sleep quality, particularly among adolescents.

A 20-year dream becomes a necessity in the days after COVID-19 began to spike. Who helped to bring it practice, and what does it look like now?

The surprise surrounding healthcare’s embrace of technology in past months does not consider how willing physicians are to find and use the right tools.

In the last 20 years suicide rates have increased substantially, while emergency department visits for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts have doubled.

The FDA is allowing the pen to be used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) patients at least 12 years old.

Our seven-part series on how the pandemic brought about telemedicine in US healthcare, and what its future use looks like.