Making primary care seamless in a digitally-led NHS
Close working between community pharmacy and general practice is already a reality in many areas, and the NHS 10-year health plan aims to build on this. In this… read more.
Close working between community pharmacy and general practice is already a reality in many areas, and the NHS 10-year health plan aims to build on this. In this… read more.
Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly in health care, with the goal of streamlining critical but onerous clerical tasks such as note-taking and charting so that physicians and nurses… read more.
A new cohort study suggests that when primary care clinicians—rather than specialists—start patients on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), the benefits are substantial and measurable. Published in JAMA Network… read more.
A new “secret shopper” study published in JAMA has raised concerns about the oversight of online vendors prescribing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), the popular class of… read more.
A new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds young adults are missing out on the health benefits of having a primary care doctor. The national… read more.
Lower thresholds for seeking medical help and/or changes in diagnostic practice, rather than a true increase in worsening psychological ill health, may help to explain the rise in… read more.
The conditions that could help women GPs build long and rewarding careers already exist, but they are routinely undermined in everyday practice, according to a new review led… read more.
At least 12 percent of Americans now communicate with their healthcare providers about appointments, test results, and ongoing treatments via secure online patient portals and health apps, a… read more.
An award-winning BBC documentary filmmaker has turned her skills towards a different kind of storytelling — one aimed not at television audiences, but at patients and healthcare professionals… read more.
Substantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies are apparent across the UK and Ireland, with no obvious link to geographical location or social deprivation to explain… read more.
Clinical Pharmacy Congress highlights High cholesterol is a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but many eligible patients are not receiving lipid-lowering therapy. A service evaluation by… read more.
Researchers at UBC found that B.C.’s decision to provide universal, no-cost prescription contraception sharply reduced what patients pay, with the largest financial gains for people in their 20s…. read more.