Family Medicine

In a population-based cohort study, investigators found total physical activity decreases between 12 and 16 years of age.

A new analysis has found that low blood pressure in older, frail adults could increase mortality risk as much as 63%.

Despite some adverse events, deep brain stimulation is ultimately safe in treating OCD.

In part 2, experts discuss how the public health crisis has reached a third decade, and what plans are to combat addiction problems.

A new deep learning system identifies patients with endoscopic and histologic remission with more than 90% accuracy.

There is a need for long-term follow-up of bone health for patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Patients who switch to congruent medications experience fewer side effects than patients who remain on incongruent medications.

The CDC is preparing for a hypothetical future despite American risk of local transmission not being high presently.

New data from EPI Lifestyle Conference 2020 is shedding light on the impact of initiating estradiol therapy closer to the onset of menopause.

Benefits from HD-IIV might be greater for protection against influenza B/Yamagata and influenza A(H3N2) than for influenza A(H1N1) pdm09.

Exercise training could help individuals in the military maintain function despite a lack of regular sleep.

Everyone has an opinion. But what do the actual experts think?

Prescriptions for antipsychotic medications are commonly used to treat several different brain disorders.

The expert-led narrative series will seek to answer when and how the development of opioids led to a public health crisis.

Advanced cystic fibrosis liver disease manifests as portal hypertension with or without cirrhosis in about 7% of patients with cystic fibrosis.

Younger hepatitis B patients had better odds at transplant-free survival after 6 months.

Early menopause onset has been linked to increased CVD risk, but a new study from England is examining whether age of onset has a role in worsening risk factors.

A clinical health psychologist discusses how to keep a patient-centered approach for treating chronic pain in today's healthcare environment.

Young mothers are 2-4 times more likely to have an anxiety disorder than both young women without children and older mothers.

The approval allows Zynex to market CM-1500, a blood monitoring system aimed at helping doctors monitor various patient parameters.

The VistaScan mobile ultrasound platform from Emagine Solutions Technology can be used via an app and connect directly to a clinician's cell phone or tablet.

Investigators find intensive behavior therapy results in weight loss, even in the placebo-controlled group.

The FDA announced the first approval of ProAir HFA—1 of the most popular inhalers in the US market.

As symptoms reportedly reach the majority of the US physician population, it's time to discuss individual strategy to reduce the risk and effect of burnout.

Patients express worry related to using opioids and that they are not always on the same page as their provider.