Preventive Care
From the Journals
Two biomarkers promising for preeclampsia prediction
“A more accurate prediction of preeclampsia is expected to improve risk stratification and clinical care and shape clinical practice guidelines,”...
Commentary
The steep costs of disrupting gut-barrier harmony
When the gut barrier is disrupted by factors such as infection, low-fiber diet, antibiotics, and alcohol, then it cannot function normally to...
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Reimagining rehabilitation: In-home physical therapy gets a boost
Rather than going to a separate facility or a hospital, the patient logs onto a mobile app that matches them with a physical therapist.
Feature
How to prescribe exercise in 5 steps
“The most important thing to know about exercise is that finding the time and having the health to do so is a privilege.”
From the Journals
Studies address primary care oral health screening and prevention for children
In one paper, the United States Preventive Services Task Force finds there’s not enough evidence for routine oral health screening in primary care...
News
Suicide prevention and the pediatrician
More than half of the people who die by suicide visit a health care provider within 4 weeks of their death, highlighting an opportunity for...
News
Test all perinatally exposed infants for HCV: CDC
The CDC noted that rates of HCV infections during pregnancy are on the rise.
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AI app can do biomechanical analysis in minutes
The motion-capture app could help clinicians design better interventions to ward off mobility problems and speed recovery.
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Strength training promotes knee health, lowers OA risk
The association between strength training and less frequent knee pain, less radiographic OA, and less symptomatic OA was strongest in the older...
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Older adults at risk from inappropriate prescribing
The rates do not significantly differ between physicians and nurse practitioners.
Conference Coverage
Gut microbiome variations may be predictive of precancerous colonic lesions, CRC
“We really need to find new predictors of tumorigenesis. We already have some good predictors, mainly FIT, but these are not enough. These gut...