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Family Medicine & Nutrition

Combining Food Biodiversity, Less Processing, and the EAT‑Lancet Diet Improves Nutrient Adequacy and Lowers Environmental Impact: Insights from 368,733 EPIC Participants

Multi-objective optimization in the EPIC cohort shows that modest gains in adherence to the EAT‑Lancet diet, increased plant species richness, and substitution of ultra‑processed foods with minimally processed foods can raise nutrient adequ

Nov 25, 2025Sign in to read
Family Medicine & Nutrition

A Standard Set for Healthy Aging in Primary Care: Key Recommendations from the New Core Outcome Set (COS) Consensus

A concise overview of the newly developed Core Outcome Set for healthy aging in primary care—12 prioritized outcomes to standardize evaluation of health-promotion interventions and improve comparability across studies and programs.

Nov 23, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Collaborative Care for OUD in Primary Care Reduces Opioid Use: Cluster RCT Shows Added Benefit from an OUD-Focused Model

A pragmatic cluster randomized trial found that adding OUD-specific components to collaborative care in primary care clinics reduced days of opioid use more than collaborative care for mental health alone, without clear additional mental he

Nov 14, 2025
Allergy & Immunology

How Milk Sugar Fuels Immune Cells to Fight Cancer: The Surprising Role of Galactose

New research reveals that galactose from dietary sources like milk reprograms liver metabolism, boosting immune T cell activity to combat tumors by preventing their exhaustion.

Nov 1, 2025
Cardiology

Evaluating the Impact and Economics of Home Automated External Defibrillators: Insights from the CARES Registry

AEDs improve survival in in-home cardiac arrests with shockable rhythms but are not cost-effective for widespread private home use at current prices and incidence rates, per a large US cohort study using CARES data.

Oct 29, 2025Sign in to read
Clinical Updates

Online Unsupervised Tai Chi Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis: Insights from the RETREAT Randomized Clinical Trial and Systematic Reviews

This review synthesizes evidence from the RETREAT RCT and past systematic reviews, highlighting that an unsupervised online Tai Chi program significantly improves knee pain and function in knee osteoarthritis, providing a scalable, accessib

Oct 29, 2025
Dentistry

Long-Term Outcomes of Oral Implant Rehabilitation in Patients with Disabilities Under General Anesthesia: A 14-Year Cohort Study

This study evaluates the safety, effectiveness, and longevity of implant-supported prostheses in disabled patients treated under general anesthesia over 14 years.

Oct 23, 2025
Allergy & Immunology

Basophil Activation Test: A Superior Predictor for Allergic Reactions to Baked and Fresh Cow’s Milk in Children

The Basophil Activation Test offers the highest accuracy in predicting allergic reactions to baked and fresh cow’s milk during oral food challenges, reducing the need for riskier diagnostic tests in children with milk allergy.

Oct 21, 2025
Cardiology

Optimizing Food Insecurity Interventions to Lower Blood Pressure: Insights from the Healthy Food First Trial

A factorial RCT in food-insecure adults with hypertension found that healthy food subsidies modestly reduced blood pressure compared with delivered food boxes, while lifestyle counseling and longer duration showed no added benefit.

Oct 21, 2025
Cardiology

Dietary Patterns and Intracranial Atherosclerosis Risk in Elderly Patients With Hypertension or Myocardial Infarction: An Evidence-Based Review

Healthy dietary patterns may reduce intracranial atherosclerosis severity in older adults with hypertension or prior myocardial infarction, suggesting diet’s conditional protective role in vascular brain disease.

Oct 21, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

APOE ε4 Allele: A Key Driver of Cognitive Decline and Neurodegeneration in Older Adults from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This study reveals that the APOE ε4 allele is linked to increased dementia prevalence, cognitive deficits, brain atrophy, and plasma biomarkers of neurodegeneration in older adults in the DRC, emphasizing its critical role in African popula

Oct 21, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Lifetime Walking Intensity and Duration Reduce Amyloid-β Accumulation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights from a Korean Longitudinal Cohort

A 4-year longitudinal study reveals that long-duration, high-intensity lifetime walking is associated with reduced amyloid-β accumulation in older adults, suggesting a neuroprotective effect when initiated early in life.

Oct 20, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Evaluating Combined Mind-Body Exercise, Cognitive Training, and Nurse-Led Risk Factor Modification in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights from a Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

A large RCT in primary care showed no significant cognitive benefits of a combined intervention integrating mind-body physical exercise, cognitive training, and nurse-led risk factor modification over nurse-led risk factor modification alon

Oct 20, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Dietary Patterns and Dementia Risk: Insights from a Large UK Biobank Cohort Study

Higher adherence to Mediterranean, MIND, and Recommended Food Score diets is linked to reduced risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease, highlighting diet as a modifiable factor in dementia prevention.

Oct 20, 2025Sign in to read
Diabetes & Endocrinology

Planetary Health and Plant-Based Diets: Reducing Type 2 Diabetes Risk in UK Adults

Higher adherence to the Planetary Health Diet Index, reflecting environmentally sustainable plant-based eating patterns, is strongly associated with reduced type 2 diabetes risk in UK Biobank participants, comparable or superior to other es

Oct 20, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Comparative Effectiveness of PTSD Treatments in Primary Care: Insights from a Pragmatic Randomized Trial

A pragmatic trial comparing SSRIs and written exposure therapy in primary care PTSD treatment found similar effectiveness initially; switching to SNRI was superior to WET augmentation for SSRI nonresponders.

Oct 15, 2025
Cardiology

Harnessing Flavan-3-ols for Cardiovascular Health: Impacts on Blood Pressure and Endothelial Function

This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates that flavan-3-ol-rich foods significantly lower blood pressure and improve endothelial function, supporting their role in cardiovascular prevention, especially in individuals with elevat

Oct 12, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Decoding the Rise in Early-Onset Cancer: Implications for Primary Care and Screening Strategies

Rising early-onset cancer incidence appears driven largely by increased diagnostic scrutiny and overdiagnosis rather than a true surge in disease, altering screening and management approaches in primary care.

Oct 8, 2025
Family Medicine & Nutrition

Evaluating the Impact of Behavioral Economics on Food Processing Choices in Food Pantries Using the Nova Classification

A behavioral economics intervention in Minnesota food pantries did not significantly reduce the selection of ultra-processed foods nor increase unprocessed food selection among clients, underscoring the need for targeted strategies to impro

Oct 6, 2025
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Diabetes & Endocrinology

Preserving Bone Quality in Older Adults with Obesity Through Lifestyle Intervention: Insights from the LIMB-Q Trial

The LIMB-Q trial demonstrates that intensive lifestyle interventions combining weight management and exercise preserve bone quality in older adults with obesity, despite significant weight loss, highlighting a promising approach for mitigat

Sep 29, 2025Sign in to read
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