Family Medicine

Where does current research focuses its resources, and what may the future of such research involve?

The medical director of the Baylor AT&T Memory Center explains how in-house biomarker testing could improve opportunities for clinical drug research.

The Cleveland Clinic’s pioneer of minority programs plans to end health disparity.

The Center for Inquiry has filed a lawsuit against CVS for consumer fraud due to its sale and marketing of homeopathic medicines.

At 48 months, intervention patients significantly fewer incidence rates for CIN3+ versus control patients, with a risk ratio of 0.42.

People of good conscience, including many physicians, are sharply divided on the ethics of MAID/PAS. Unfortunately, much of the support for this practice is founded on several myths and misconceptions regarding existing MAID laws and practices, according to Ronald Pies, MD.

Military veterans often pursue unique avenues towards a career in civilian health care. Here are the advantages they have, and the challenges they face.

A study of low-income mothers found that participants who experienced problem-solving sessions reported 11% lower stress compared to controls.

If approved, this would be the first oral, 1-dose antiviral and the first medicine with a novel proposed mechanism of action to treat the flu in about 20 years.

Cannabidiol (Epidiolex) is the first drug containing a marijuana-derived substance to receive FDA approval.

Is there a relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes? And if so, what are the variations in female patients?

Firstborn children with ≥2 younger siblings have a 1.71 times higher risk of developing ADHD compared to children without siblings.

Though the rate of suicidal ideation in pediatric patients with T1D is not significant from general population, girls reported twice as frequent rates.

The chief medical officer of the Joslin Diabetes Center spoke about how providers communicate with their patients can affect their adherence to medications.

As physicians treat more diverse patient populations, the importance of communicating properly with patients can have resounding effects on outcomes and adherence.

The Healthy MOMs program resulted in positive improvements in diet and depressive symptoms for expecting Latinas, a population at a high risk for gestational and type 2 diabetes.

Students battle stigma, uncertainty, and hurricanes to return home with an MD. But is it as bad as advertised?

New immigration policies are affecting the health of thousands of migrant children, and physicians want the world to know about it.

The triad of companies said that, while the details have yet to be hammered out, the initiative will be long-term and “free from profit-making incentives and constraints.”

The medical group’s primary care offices managed to reduce wasted patient minutes by 7.6% through efforts to streamline and shore up patient throughput.

An interactive parent-child therapy appears to reduce depression in children 3-6 years old. Interestingly, the therapy also improved symptoms of clinical depression in participating parents.

Between 2013 and 2016, diagnoses of major depression jumped by 33% overall, and by 63% and 47% among adolescents and millennials, respectively.

IgE for alpha-gal was identified in 26% of the patients, and plaque buildup was 30% higher in those patients compared to those that were not sensitized.

The authors found no studies supporting the use of alternative treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or omega fatty acids, over ADHD medications.

At 29th of 195 countries, the US in the 9th decile along with countries including the UK, Malta, Lebanon, Singapore, and South Korea.