Family Medicine & Nutrition

EAT‑Lancet Diet and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events: Lower Stroke Risk and a Signal for Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Established CVD

By MedXY 12/03/2025

Two cohort analyses suggest greater adherence to the EAT‑Lancet diet is linked with lower recurrent non‑fatal vascular events—notably stroke—and that education and sex modify long‑term cardioprotective benefits of this sustainable, plant‑forward pattern.

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Higher-Quality Carbohydrates and Fibre-Rich Foods Associate with Better Left Ventricular Structure and Function: Insights from CARDIA

By MedXY 11/28/2025

In the CARDIA cohort, higher carbohydrate quality (lower carbohydrate:fibre ratio) and greater intake of fibre-rich foods were associated with more favorable left ventricular structure and function measured 25–30 years after baseline diet assessment.

Family Medicine & Nutrition news Public Health

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

By MedXY 11/25/2025

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 adequacy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and land use.

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

By MedXY 11/23/2025

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.

Family Medicine & Nutrition news Psychiatry

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

By MedXY 11/14/2025

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 health benefit over 6 months.

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

By MedXY 11/01/2025

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.

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

By MedXY 10/29/2025

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.

Clinical Updates Family Medicine & Nutrition news Orthopedics

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

By MedXY 10/29/2025

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, accessible exercise option.

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

By MedXY 10/24/2025

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

Allergy & Immunology Family Medicine & Nutrition Pediatrics Specialties

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

By MedXY 10/21/2025

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.

Cardiology Family Medicine & Nutrition Specialties

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

By MedXY 10/21/2025

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.

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

By MedXY 10/21/2025

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.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Neurology news Specialties

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

By MedXY 10/21/2025

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 populations.

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

By MedXY 10/20/2025

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.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Neurology Nursing & care Specialties

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

By MedXY 10/20/2025

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 alone or general health advice in mild cognitive impairment. Future refinements and research are needed.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Neurology Specialties

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

By MedXY 10/20/2025

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.

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

By MedXY 10/20/2025

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 established plant-based diet scores.

Family Medicine & Nutrition news Psychiatry

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

By MedXY 10/15/2025

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.

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

By MedXY 10/12/2025

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 elevated or hypertensive baseline blood pressure.

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

By MedXY 10/09/2025

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.