New coronavirus curbs, including primary school closures and travel restrictions, came into force in Ukraine’s capital Kiev on Monday, as infections surged. Last month, authorities re-introduced anti-virus restrictions in the city of 3 million. These were tightened with primary schools…
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Few Adults at Risk for Primary Aldosteronism Get Screened
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Only 3% of adults at high risk for primary aldosteronism (PA) are screened for the condition, according to a study presented at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. “Primary aldosteronism causes persistently elevated blood…
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Pain patients who take opioids can’t get in the door at over half of primary care clinics
People who take opioid medications for chronic pain may have a hard time finding a new primary care clinic that will take them on as a patient if they need one, according to a new “secret shopper” study of hundreds…
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$15 billion revenue loss projected for US primary care due to COVID-19 shutdowns
Primary care practices are projected to lose more than $65,000 in revenue per full-time physician in 2020, following drastic declines in office visits and fees for services from March to May during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led…
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Spending on primary care continues to lag in the U.S.
(HealthDay)—Spending on inpatient services, specialty care, and prescriptions together accounted for about two-thirds of the increase in total U.S. health care spending from 2002 to 2016, according to a research letter published online May 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Sara…
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Primary care key to protecting Australians from COVID-19
Australia’s GP clinics, pharmacies and other primary care services are key to protecting our most vulnerable people against COVID-19, according to new research led by experts at the Australian National University (ANU). Professor Michael Kidd AM, who is Professor of…
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