Search results for "healthy"
Cystatin C-based equation performs well for estimating GFR
The European Kidney Function Consortium cystatin C equation, which does not include race- or sex-specific factors, was more accurate than other common equations for predicting glomerular filtration rate (GFR), an international study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/31/2.htm
31 Jan 2023
ACP issues new osteoporosis guidance
The new clinical guideline from the College updates its 2017 recommendations on pharmacologic treatment of primary osteoporosis or low bone mass to prevent fractures in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/03/1.htm
3 Jan 2023
New guidance, treatments for IBS
This month's issue addresses irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bereavement among patients, and transgender care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/new-guidance-treatments-for-ibs.htm
1 Jan 2023
ACP reminds adults to get their influenza vaccination
National Influenza Vaccination Week 2022 is Dec. 5 to 9.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/06/2.htm
6 Dec 2022
Daily low-dose aspirin associated with falls in healthy older people
A substudy of a randomized controlled trial found no improvement in risk for first fracture but a higher risk for serious falls in healthy patients ages 70 years and older taking 100 mg of aspirin per day versus those who were not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/15/1.htm
15 Nov 2022
New ACP paper calls for policies to improve environmental health for all
The College's latest position paper broadens recommended policy actions on the climate crisis to include a wider array of environmental exposures that impact human health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/25/4.htm
25 Oct 2022
European trial finds reduction in cancers but not deaths with invitation to colonoscopy screening
Healthy patients in Poland, Norway, and Sweden were randomized to usual care or an invitation to screening colonoscopy; only 42% of invited patients responded. The invited group had an 18% lower risk of colorectal cancer at 10 years compared to the usual care group.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/18/4.htm
18 Oct 2022
Encouraging change with motivational interviewing
Physicians can adopt these interviewing techniques to help patients accomplish goals like smoking cessation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/encouraging-change-with-motivational-interviewing.htm
1 Oct 2022
Gestational diabetes associated with risks later in life, but lifestyle makes a difference, studies find
A review found increased risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in women who had gestational diabetes, while another study showed that five markers of a healthy lifestyle were associated with a significant reduction in risk of developing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/27/4.htm
27 Sep 2022
Most incidental adrenal tumors are nonfunctioning, regardless of patient age, study finds
A Chinese study of a healthy community population found adrenal tumors in 1.6% of men and 1.2% of women. Prevalence increased with age from 0.2% in adults ages 18 to 25 years to 3.2% in adults older than age 65 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/13/4.htm
13 Sep 2022