News and Updates for Healthcare Professionals

According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced pain than those who received usual medical care only, generally prescribed medications or physical therapy. Chronic low back pain is…

In a new “living” guideline, intended to keep pace with the rapidly growing evidence base for these emerging drugs, an international expert group said that SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists both get a weak recommendation against use in type 2 diabetes patients at low risk of cardiovascular and kidney…

The target blood pressure level for adults remains below 130/80 mm Hg, but drug therapy should be initiated sooner, according to new guidelines published Thursday by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC). Eleven other medical organizations endorsed the new guidelines, which replace those issued in…

Heart failure (HF) is characterized by significant symptoms, compromised quality of life, frequent hospital admissions, and high mortality rates; palliative care (PC) is, therefore, highly relevant for patients with HF and their clinicians. Multiple guidelines and consensus statements recommend the provision of PC alongside HF management. However, few resources exist…

On May 20, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) held a webinar exploring the powerful role coordinated, team-based approaches to whole-person primary care can play in battling against chronic illnesses, such as Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Hypertension Canada has released a guideline that aims to enhance the standard of hypertension management in primary care settings with evidence-based, pragmatic, and easy-to-implement recommendations.

FDA Education Blueprint for Health Care Providers Involved in the Treatment and Monitoring of Patients with Pain September 2018 – PDF Download

As a new administration moves into the White House, so will a new cabinet with differing healthcare priorities, strategies, and goals. Healthcare isn’t exempt from change generated by a new political paradigm.

New evidence–based clinical practice guidelines from the Alzheimer’s Association provide updated recommendations on evaluating individuals suspected of having Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related neurodegenerative disorders in both primary and specialty care settings.

This is an update of the original Cochrane review, published in 2017. Eight out of 10 major antihypertensive trials in adults, 65 years of age or older, attempted to achieve a target systolic blood pressure (BP) of < 160 mmHg. Collectively, these trials demonstrated cardiovascular benefit for treatment, compared to…