Most Americans don’t know primary care docs can prescribe addiction meds

"...our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid use disorder and people's knowledge about how to access them."

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
July 11, 2024 ~7 min

Why docs should ditch ‘just lose weight’ advice

Doctors aren't learning much about nutrition in medical school, a new study finds. Instead, the focus is still on losing weight.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
June 4, 2024 ~7 min


Why docs shouldn’t do telehealth visits in the kitchen

What's behind doctors in telehealth video visits can sway how patients feel about the care they receive, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
May 17, 2024 ~8 min

COVID changed doctors’ views of providing care despite risk

The COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
April 29, 2024 ~6 min

Doctor-parent chats can keep kids safe from injuries

When pediatricians simply talk to parents about preventing childhood injuries, it can help families keep kids safer, a new study shows.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
April 19, 2024 ~7 min

Primary care clinics help control ‘Essential Eight’ heart disease risks

Specialized care can help you survive a heart attack or stroke. But a primary care doctor can help prevent those problems in the first place.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
April 4, 2024 ~8 min

Trust in doctors may help overcome COVID vax hesitancy

People who trust doctors were more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Trust in public officials did not have the same effect.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Feb. 7, 2024 ~5 min

Representation of women physicians is lacking in US movies

Women and people of color are largely missing from movie roles depicting physicians, a new study finds.

Andrea Clement-Emory • futurity
Sept. 13, 2023 ~5 min


New recs empower kids, parents in medical decisions

New recommendations for decision making in pediatric medicine aim to empower the child and their parents.

Emily Boynton-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~9 min

Pronoun pins would let doctors signal gender inclusivity

Pronoun pins would be a cheap, simple way for health care providers to signal acceptance of gender diverse patients.

Melissa Thomas-Indiana U. • futurity
July 19, 2023 ~7 min

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