Family Medicine News

• AHA 2022 Perceived Discrimination Tied to Worse Recovery After MI in Young Among adults aged 55 and younger who survived an MI, experiencing discrimination in day-to-day life was associated worse recovery — greater chest pain, worse quality of life — a year later.
  Medscape Medical News, November 25, 2022
• AHA 2022 Heart Disease Deaths Spiked During COVID After 10-Year Decline The sharp increase in the heart disease death rate in adults in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, especially in Black adults and younger adults, should serve as a wake-up call, says one expert.
  Medscape Medical News, November 25, 2022
• Fire Hazard Alert About Omnipod 5 'Artificial Pancreas' Charger Users were sent a Medical Device Correction letter advising them to examine the charging port and the dedicated cable for the device's battery charger for evidence of burns or melting.
  Medscape Medical News, November 25, 2022
• Highly Processed Foods 'as Addictive' as Tobacco Highly processed foods can be as addictive as tobacco, according to a new US study, while other data show that a combination of a low carb diet and psychoeducational intervention can reduce food addiction.
  Medscape Medical News, November 25, 2022
• Study Finds Chronic Jet Lag-like Body Clocks in PLWH People living with HIV had lagging internal body clocks and less sleep, a study reports. The circadian delay may contribute to other health problems, as well as suggest potential solutions.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2022
• Endemic Mycoses: Better Diagnosis and Reporting Needed The geographic ranges of endemic mycoses appear to be changing with the climate. Without better diagnosis and reporting, it's impossible to know the extent, putting human and nonhuman animals at risk for illness and unnecessary treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• ANAC 2022 PrEP Education During STI Testing Could Boost HIV Protection STI screening could serve as a gateway for educating people and offering HIV preexposure prophylaxis treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Rhinitis Patients Report Symptomatic Medication Use A mobile app used to capture control of allergic rhinitis may favor those who are more tech savvy, say critics.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Laser and Light Devices for Acne Treatment Continue to Advance The Accure Laser system was cleared by the FDA on Tuesday for the treatment of mild to severe inflammatory acne vulgaris.
  MDedge News, November 23, 2022
• What Happens When Doctors and Patients Interrupt Each Other? Physicians' and patients' interruptions are often cooperative actions that may enhance the clinical interaction, and subsequently the physician–patient relationship.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Your Patients Are Rotting Their Teeth With Vaping People who vape have a higher likelihood of developing tooth decay that could lead to cavities, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Cardiovascular Societies Less Apt to Recognize Women, Minorities A new study found a significant recognition gap in cardiovascular awards over the past two decades, despite efforts to improve gender and racial disparities in the field.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• ANAC 2022 People Living With HIV Are a Model Population for Vaccination People living with HIV were more likely to seek vaccine information from reputable sources and be compliant with recommendations, a new survey reveals.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Working in a Prison Can Be a 'Fantastic Job' for a Doctor The chair of the French association of healthcare professionals in the prison service describes her experiences working in a detention center.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• 'New Kid on the Block' May Help Relieve PTSD, Panic Disorder Patients with panic disorder and PTSD often experience increased respiratory rate or hyperventilation. This biofeedback-based technology addresses those symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• FDA Requests More Restrictions on Ovarian Cancer Drugs The limits on second-line prescribing for one of the drugs, rucaparib, could put the company's financial future at risk, a company report shows.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• HDL Cholesterol Not Linked to CHD Risk in Black Patients A large, biracial cohort study found that low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol don't raise heart disease risk in Black patients.
  MDedge News, November 23, 2022
• Factor Xa Inhibitors Tied to Interstitial Lung Disease in AF Use of factor Xa inhibitors was associated with a higher risk of interstitial lung disease in Taiwanese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Dopamine Dysregulation a Causative Culprit in Schizophrenia? A genetic postmortem analysis of the brains of patients with schizophrenia suggests the dysfunction of dopamine receptors in the caudate nucleus may play a role in causing cause the disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• Test for 'Concealed Cardiomyopathy' After Sudden Death Genetic testing after sudden unexplained death in a young person with inconclusive autopsy results needs to be expanded to include gene variants for cardiomyopathy, a new study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022