Emma Bascom

Primary care providers should discuss prostate cancer screening with eligible patients and work to dispel common misconceptions that keep men from getting screened, according to an expert.The American Cancer Society (ACS) recently published a survey regarding the common misconceptions surrounding prostate cancer screening among men in the United States.

Through counseling and advocacy, primary care providers can play an important role in preventing firearm injury, according to experts.Primary care providers often “find themselves on the frontlines of public health and safety issues,” and this offers them “a unique opportunity to discuss those topics in the exam room and in their communities,” according to Jennifer L.

Alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic but has not declined since its end, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Results from the cross-sectional analysis showed increases in both overall and heavy drinking during the pandemic period that remained through 2022 compared with data from 2018.

ORLANDO — Medical residents can effectively teach high school students about lifestyle medicine and its principles, according to a presenter at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s annual conference. Toqa Afifi, MD, a medical resident at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School, presented research on introducing a lifestyle

ORLANDO — Lifestyle medicine interventions can improve medical students’ well-being and reduce physician burnout, according to an expert.At the annual American College of Lifestyle Medicine conference, Carmen C. Lewis, PhD, MBA, vice president of institutional effectiveness at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, presented a poster on how she and her colleagues have applied

ORLANDO — Using SMART goals can improve interpersonal educational programs, according to an expert.At the annual American College of Lifestyle Medicine conference, Mary L. Wagner, PharmD, MS, an associate professor of pharmacy practice and administration at the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, presented a poster on integrating SMART objectives — goals that are

Time-restricted eating can improve the health of individuals with metabolic syndrome, who are on the precipice of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other health complications, according to an expert. Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC, a cardiologist, professor of medicine and director of the Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at UC San Diego Health System,

Products claiming to work like GLP-1s are popular and misleading, but primary care providers can help their patients avoid potentially dangerous supplements, according to experts. The popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic (semaglutide, Novo Nordisk), has resulted in a boom of various supplements and products claiming to offer similar results on the market in the United States.

A combination of several factors makes it tough for providers to identify measles cases as the disease makes a comeback, according to experts.Measles cases have continuously increased in recent years. Both globally and in the United States, there has been a well-documented rise in cases that has an inverse relationship to vaccination status.

Primary care providers can use self-assessments and other resources to diagnose medically unexplained chronic symptoms and offer relief for patients, according to an expert. Pain and illness that is medically unexplained can sometimes be caused by stress or trauma, according to David D. Clarke, MD, president of the nonprofit Psychophysiologic Disorders Association. But it can be tough for PCPs to