Researchers found the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to be a useful tool for anxiety assessment in routine COPD management. Anxiety is a well-documented comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that can...
Researchers found the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to be a useful tool for anxiety assessment in routine COPD management. Anxiety is a well-documented comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that can...
A recent study suggests that comprehensive control of multiple risk factors can mitigate heart failure risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Patients with type 2 diabetes often had diabetes distress despite optimal glucose management, and pharmacist-led interventions helped reduce it.
Early childhood tablet use was associated with emotional regulation, including more expressions of anger and frustration, by the age of 4.5 years.
The following is a summary of “Primary Healthcare Practitioners’ Perspectives on Trauma-Informed Primary Care: A Systematic Review,” published in the September 2024 issue of Primary Care by Bulford et al. For a study, researchers aimed to explore the role of...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans are caring for veterans, putting their finances and their mental health on the line to help those who have served the country.More than 14 million Americans now provide daily care to wounded, sick...
A recent study suggests that comprehensive control of multiple risk factors can mitigate heart failure risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Patients with type 2 diabetes often had diabetes distress despite optimal glucose management, and pharmacist-led interventions helped reduce it.
Early childhood tablet use was associated with emotional regulation, including more expressions of anger and frustration, by the age of 4.5 years.
The following is a summary of “Primary Healthcare Practitioners’ Perspectives on Trauma-Informed Primary Care: A Systematic Review,” published in the September 2024 issue of Primary Care by Bulford et al. For a study, researchers aimed to explore the role of...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans are caring for veterans, putting their finances and their mental health on the line to help those who have served the country.More than 14 million Americans now provide daily care to wounded, sick...
Patients have easy access to health information, so doctors must enhance efforts involving helping patients understand their conditions and treatment options.
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Access, convenience, affordability, and mental health issues are factors influencing why young adults choose urgent care or emergency service over primary care.
This courses discusses how primary care clinicians instruct their patients about the benefits of follow-up after receiving abnormal results after a cancer screening.
Although a patient's request for a second opinion can make a physician question the patient’s trust level, physicians should consider supporting that desire.
Working in a concierge healthcare system allows doctors to reclaim their primary role in patient care and reconnect with meaning in their practice of medicine.
Dr. MedLaw discusses where the line between safely offering informal consultation, or "curbsiding," and taking on the liability of a consultation gets drawn.
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