Cuba said on Wednesday it would pull thousands of its doctors from Brazil after the South American nation’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro questioned their training and demanded changes to their contracts. Reuters Health Information
The decline in office visits to primary care physicians from 2012 to 2016 was partially offset by increases in visits to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Medscape Medical News
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends primary care-based screening and counseling of adults, but cites insufficient evidence to recommend interventions for adolescents. Medscape Medical News
Although the use of melatonin offers benefits, calls to poison centers about melatonin have increased, and it can make some drugs less effective, including antihypertensive medications. WebMD Health News
Nearly half of primary care patients were prescribed any of three common drug types for longer than necessary, contributing to a form of inappropriate polypharmacy termed ‘legacy prescribing.’ Medscape Medical News
Nearly half of primary care patients were prescribed any of three common drug types for longer than necessary, contributing to a form of inappropriate polypharmacy termed ‘legacy prescribing.’ Medscape Medical News
Age, experience predict physicians’ comfort with transgender patients; clinicians and office staff should learn sensitive ways of communicating with this population, expert says. Medscape Medical News
Democrats owe much of their midterm takeback to healthcare issues and have trained their sights on skyrocketing drug prices, among other policy conundrums. Kaiser Health News
Dutch prosecutors launched a criminal case on Friday against a doctor for performing euthanasia on an Alzheimer’s sufferer without adequately confirming she wanted to die, the first case of its kind since mercy killing was legalized in 2002. Reuters …
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The number of people in the U.S. who have difficulty controlling sexual feelings and urges may be greater than realized, a new survey suggests. Reuters Health Information
CMS says over 90% of clinician participants in MIPS in 2017 earned positive ratings. Medscape Medical News
Three red states approved Medicaid expansion, Utah and Missouri legalized medical marijuana, and ACA changes are likely on hold for at least 2 years. Medscape Medical News
Cigarette smoking among US adults has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to a report from the CDC, the FDA, and the NCI; however, 1 in 5 US adults still used a tobacco product in 2017. Medscape Medical News
Sit-stand desks reduce daily sitting time and may improve job performance and work engagement, a British study suggests. Reuters Health Information
More than half of wheat-allergic children could successfully consume wheat protein at 1 year, but response to oral immunotherapy was lower than for other food allergies, a small study has found. Medscape Medical News
CMS also used the 2019 update of a regular payment rule to try to expand use of telehealth. And the agency is seeking input on potential changes to Medicare pay for substance abuse treatment. Medscape Medical News
Blood samples from patients showed that more than half were taking medications not listed in their EHR. Also, patients adherent to one medication were more often adherent to multiple drugs. Medscape Medical News
CMS delays the start of a controversial E&M payment change but remains committed to collapsing what’s now a five-level coding system. Medscape Medical News
Study of polls finds that no single issue dominates this election, but 40% of likely voters say healthcare is an extremely important issue in their thinking on voting for a congressional candidate. Medscape Medical News
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