car Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in BlacksCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2010 10:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Doctors' Religious Beliefs Can Color Their Care of Terminally Ill By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Doctors' Religious Beliefs Can Color Their Care of Terminally IllCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car African Chimps Carry Drug-Resistant, Human-Linked Staph By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: African Chimps Carry Drug-Resistant, Human-Linked StaphCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/24/2012 4:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical CareCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/30/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Health Tip: Shopping for Skin Care Products By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: Shopping for Skin Care ProductsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2013 7:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Skin Care Tips for Psoriasis Patients By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Skin Care Tips for Psoriasis PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2013 5:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Who Will Care for Children With Autism When They're Adults? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Who Will Care for Children With Autism When They're Adults?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2013 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Smokers and the Affordable Care Act: Q&A By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Smokers and the Affordable Care Act: Q&ACategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2013 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Women Who Care for Grandchildren May Be at Risk for Depression By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Women Who Care for Grandchildren May Be at Risk for DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2013 5:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Obama Administration Offers New Rules for Religious Objections to Health Care Law By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Obama Administration Offers New Rules for Religious Objections to Health Care LawCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Simple Steps Make Shots Less Scary for Kids, Nurse Says By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Simple Steps Make Shots Less Scary for Kids, Nurse SaysCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/22/2014 12:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Sex Lives Best When Couples Share Child Care Duties, Survey Shows By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Sex Lives Best When Couples Share Child Care Duties, Survey ShowsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2015 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Parents' Clothing Can Infect Newborns in Intensive Care By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Parents' Clothing Can Infect Newborns in Intensive CareCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car New Moms Can Avoid Back Injury When Caring for Their Babies By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: New Moms Can Avoid Back Injury When Caring for Their BabiesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Black Women at Raised Risk of Carrying Breast Cancer Genes By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Black Women at Raised Risk of Carrying Breast Cancer GenesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2015 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Clinton Edges Trump on Health Care, Survey Finds By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Clinton Edges Trump on Health Care, Survey FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car More Americans Can Afford Medications Under Obamacare: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: More Americans Can Afford Medications Under Obamacare: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Health Tip: Long-Distance Caregiving By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: Long-Distance CaregivingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Common Treatment for Early Prostate Cancer May Carry Heart Risk By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Common Treatment for Early Prostate Cancer May Carry Heart RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car More Than Half of Americans Will Need Nursing Home Care: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: More Than Half of Americans Will Need Nursing Home Care: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Does Race Matter in Care 'Preemie' Babies Receive? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Does Race Matter in Care 'Preemie' Babies Receive?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Diet Study Suggests It's Carbs, Not Fats, That Are Bad for You By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Diet Study Suggests It's Carbs, Not Fats, That Are Bad for YouCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Going 'Low-Carb'? Your Odds for an Early Death May Rise By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Going 'Low-Carb'? Your Odds for an Early Death May RiseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Pediatricians Make Change to Child Car Seat Guidelines By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Pediatricians Make Change to Child Car Seat GuidelinesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Newer Breathing Tube Might Save More Cardiac Arrest Patients By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Newer Breathing Tube Might Save More Cardiac Arrest PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Obamacare Enrollee Numbers Aren't Falling: Report By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Obamacare Enrollee Numbers Aren't Falling: ReportCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Even a Little Drinking While Pregnant Ups Miscarriage Odds: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Even a Little Drinking While Pregnant Ups Miscarriage Odds: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car For Medicare Patients, Costs of MS Drugs Rise Sevenfold Over 10 Years By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: For Medicare Patients, Costs of MS Drugs Rise Sevenfold Over 10 YearsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car For NFL Players, Career Length, Role Affect Future Health Risks: Study By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: For NFL Players, Career Length, Role Affect Future Health Risks: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Kids in Hot Cars: How to Prevent Heatstroke Deaths By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Kids in Hot Cars: How to Prevent Heatstroke DeathsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac ArrestCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Many Americans Struggling to Afford Health Care in Pandemic By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Many Americans Struggling to Afford Health Care in PandemicCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car ADHD May Help Predict Adults' Car Crash Risk By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: ADHD May Help Predict Adults' Car Crash RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid AbuseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2021 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Cheap, Same-Day Test Could Help Spot Miscarriage Risk By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Cheap, Same-Day Test Could Help Spot Miscarriage RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car AHA News: New Report Details What to Know About Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: AHA News: New Report Details What to Know About Cardiovascular Disease SymptomsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car How Can I Keep My Baby Cool in the Car Seat? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: How Can I Keep My Baby Cool in the Car Seat?Category: Health and LivingCreated: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Common Diabetes Drug May Contain Traces of Carcinogen By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Common Diabetes Drug May Contain Traces of CarcinogenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Summer Bug Bite? Expert Gives Answers on Care By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 1 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Summer Bug Bite? Expert Gives Answers on CareCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/30/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/1/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Will Inflation Cut Back on Your Health Care? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 8 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Will Inflation Cut Back on Your Health Care?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/8/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/8/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health CareCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer MonthsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/13/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car methocarbamol By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: methocarbamolCategory: MedicationsCreated: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for Some By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for SomeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
car Impact of COVID-19 on Chronic Ambulatory-Care-Sensitive Condition Emergency Department Use Among Older Adults By www.jabfm.org Published On :: 2024-10-25T09:26:14-07:00 Background: The COVID-19 pandemic social distancing requirements encouraged patients to avoid public spaces including in-office health care visits. Ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) represent conditions that can be managed with quality primary care and when access is limited, these conditions can lead to avoidable emergency department (ED) visits. Methods: Using national data on ED visits from 2019 to 2021 in the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, we examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ACSC ED visits among older adults (aged ≥65). Results: The proportion of ED visits among older adults that were for ACSCs increased between 2019 (17.4%) and 2021 (18.5%). The trend in both rural (26.4%–28.6%) and urban areas (15.4%–16.8%) shows a significant jump from 2019 to 2021 (P < .001). Conclusions: This rise in ACSC ED use is consistent with a delay in normal primary care during the pandemic. Full Article
car Impact of Point of Care Hemoglobin A1c Testing on Time to Therapeutic Intervention By www.jabfm.org Published On :: 2024-10-25T09:26:14-07:00 Without compromising accuracy, point of care testing (POCT) provides immediate results at the time of in person patient consultation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate time until therapeutic intervention with POCT HbA1c versus venipuncture, where venipuncture was considered standard of care. The primary outcome was time (hours) to implementation of a therapeutic intervention based on POCT HbA1c result, as compared with most recent venipuncture HbA1c before the study and its associated therapeutic intervention. A total of 94 POCT HbA1c tests were included in the primary analysis. For the POCT HbA1c, the mean time to therapeutic intervention was 1.6 ± 3.14 hours. For the previous venipuncture HbA1c, the mean time to therapeutic intervention was 1376.66 ± 3356.6 hours (P < .001). Overall, this trial showed that POCT HbA1c results in a significantly faster time to therapeutic intervention than venipuncture in a primary care clinic that serves a rural population. Full Article
car A Comprehensive Guide to Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics for Primary Care Clinicians By www.jabfm.org Published On :: 2024-10-25T09:26:14-07:00 We propose a paper that provides education on commonly used long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) to improve primary care based mental health interventions in patients with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorders. With the expanding interface of primary care and psychiatry across all healthcare settings, it has become increasingly important for primary care clinicians to have a broader understanding of common psychiatric treatments, including LAIs. Long-acting injectable antipsychotics have been shown to be helpful in significantly improving treatment adherence, preventing disease progression, improving treatment response, decreasing readmission rates, and reducing social impairment. We discuss evidence-based indications and guidelines for use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics. We provide an overview of the treatment of SMI with LAIs, mainly focusing on the most commonly used long-acting injectable antipsychotics, advantages and disadvantages of each, along with outlining important clinical pearls for ease of practical application. Equipped with increased familiarity and understanding of these essential therapies, primary care clinicians can better facilitate early engagement with psychiatric care, promote more widespread use, and thus significantly improve the wellbeing and quality of life of patients with severe mental illness. Full Article
car Assessing Patient Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Discharge Communication, and Transitional Care Management By www.jabfm.org Published On :: 2024-10-25T09:26:14-07:00 Background: Discharge communication between hospitalists and primary care clinicians is essential to improve care coordination, minimize adverse events, and decrease unplanned health services use. Health-related social needs are key drivers of health, and hospitalists and primary care clinicians value communicating social needs at discharge. Objective: To 1) characterize the current state of discharge communications between an academic medical center hospital and primary care clinicians at associated clinics; 2) seek feedback about the potential usefulness of discharge readiness information to primary care clinicians. Design: Exploratory, convergent mixed methods. Participants: Primary care clinicians from Family Medicine and General Internal Medicine of an academic medical center in the US Intermountain West. Approach: Literature-informed REDCap survey. Semistructured interview guide developed with key informants, grounded in current literature. Survey data were descriptively summarized; interview data were deductively and inductively coded, organized by topics. Results: Two key topics emerged: 1) discharge communication, with interrelated topics of transitional care management and follow-up appointment challenges, and recommendations for improving discharge communication; and 2) usefulness of the discharge readiness information, included interrelated topics related to lack of shared understanding about roles and responsibilities across settings and ethical concerns related to identifying problems that may not have solutions. Conclusions: While reiterating perennial discharge communication and transitional care management challenges, this study reveals new evidence about how these issues are interrelated with assessing and responding to patients’ lack of readiness for discharge and unmet social needs during care transitions. Primary care clinicians had mixed views on the usefulness of discharge readiness information. We offer recommendations for improving discharge communication and transitional care management (TCM) processes, which may be applicable in other care settings. Full Article
car How Early Career Family Medicine Women Physicians Negotiate Their First Job After Residency By www.jabfm.org Published On :: 2024-10-25T09:26:14-07:00 Background: Nested within a growing body of evidence of a gender pay gap in medicine are more alarming recent findings from family medicine: a gender pay gap of 16% can be detected at a very early career stage. This article explores qualitative evidence of women’s experiences negotiating for their first job out of residency to ascertain women’s engagement with and approach to the negotiation process. Methods: We recruited family physicians who graduated residency in 2019 and responded to the American Board of Family Medicine 2022 graduate survey. We developed a semistructured interview guide following a modified life history approach to uncover women’s experiences through the transitory stages from residency to workforce. A qualitative researcher used Zoom to interview 19 geographically and racially diverse early career women physicians. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using NVivo software following an Inductive Content Analysis approach. Results: Three main themes emerged from the data. First, salary was found to be nonnegotiable, exemplified by participants’ inability to change initial salary offers. Second, the role of peer support throughout residency and early career was crucial to uncovering and rectifying salary inequity. Third, a pay expectation gap was identified among women from minority and low-income households. Conclusion: To rectify the gender pay gap in medicine, a systems-level approach is required. This can be achieved through various levels of interventions: societally expanding the use of and removing the stigma around parental leave, recognizing the importance of contributions not currently valued by productivity-based payment models, examining assumptions about leadership; and institutionally moving away from fee-for-service systems, encouraging flexible schedules, increasing salary transparency, and improving advancement transparency. Full Article
