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In this video, Margo Minissian, PhD, ACNP, speaks about the new updates in cholesterol management, including the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment, who should get the risk assessment, and what to do for the challenging patients who cannot tolerate statins. She also spoke about this topic at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2021 virtual series.
Research doesn't support that a high-protein diet is a good tool for managing weight in the long term.
<p>Individuals with schizophrenia who have visual hallucinations show deviations in cortical sulcation.</p>
Vector-borne disease—those carried by insects and small animals—affect more individuals each year as globalization, travel, and climate change continue to shift the natural boundaries of these vectors away from their traditional regions.
To shed light on the link between migraine and asthma, researchers designed a study of more than 110,000 adolescents.
Sarah is a 30-year-old overweight woman struggling to improve her cholesterol levels. Recently, several family members have recommended various daily weight loss supplements to her. She asks you which of the supplements you think would be best.
The National Institute of Health announced that it would begin early-stage testing an experimental vaccine for Ebola as early as September.
In this podcast, Sri Banerjee, MD, PhD, MPH, MAS, Anayra Tua-Lopez, PhD, MPH, and David Harvey, PhD, MPH, speak about the racial differences in the association between endocrine disruptors and obesity, including higher BPA levels found in Hispanic Americans compared with the general population in the United States.
Many physicians teach medical students in their office practices. They share teaching pearls in exam rooms or between patients. They show students important interviewing and examination techniques; they model professionalism. It’s not easy for physician teachers to do these things today, particularly given the pressures on clinicians to see more patients in shorter periods of time- not to mention keeping up with documentation requirements and administrative tasks. One, efficient way to teach is by asking a good question.
<p>Transgender youth with gender dysphoria commonly report depression and thoughts of suicide, according to results of a recent study.</p>
New research investigated the nervous system cell types in which putative migraine-associated genes are expressed. Lead author William Renthal, MD, PhD, answers our questions about this research.
Results of a recent study call into question the relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular mortality in older adults.
Researchers studied the prevalence of cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis—as well as the incidence of death—among patients with hepatitis C virus.
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - For health care providers, earlier influenza vaccination is linked to fewer flu symptoms and less time away from work, a Mexican study suggests.
A Parent Asks: My teenaged daughter wants to look tanned for her prom. Is a tanning bed a safe alternative to the sun?
<p>Children with elevated interleukin-6 levels at age 9 have an increased risk of developing depression and psychotic experiences when they reach 18, according to a new study.</p>