Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

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Primary Viewpoints from Patient Care Online features informative conversations with health care experts, opinion leaders, and practicing physicians, about what impacts primary care medicine today.

  1. This Week in Primary Care: New Obesity Data, Insulin Guidance, and Mental Health Screening

    Feb 5

    This Week in Primary Care: New Obesity Data, Insulin Guidance, and Mental Health Screening

    Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

    3 min
  2. Weekly Dose Podcast: Needle-Free Epinephrine, Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Gains, Smarter Dementia Screening, Teen Depression Treatment, and Oral PCSK9 Data

    Jan 16

    Weekly Dose Podcast: Needle-Free Epinephrine, Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Gains, Smarter Dementia Screening, Teen Depression Treatment, and Oral PCSK9 Data

    Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

    4 min
  3. Weekly Dose Podcast: New AD Blood Test, Elinzanetant’s Sleep Effects, Lung Cancer Screening Success, Menopause Symptom Burden, and VMS Treatment Approval

    12/10/2025

    Weekly Dose Podcast: New AD Blood Test, Elinzanetant’s Sleep Effects, Lung Cancer Screening Success, Menopause Symptom Burden, and VMS Treatment Approval

    This week on the Weekly Dose Podcast from Patient Care Online®, we break down five major clinical updates shaping primary care practice—from advances in Alzheimer diagnostics to new treatment options for menopause-related symptoms.In this episode:• First blood test for Alzheimer disease cleared for primary care The Elecsys pTau181 assay offers a minimally invasive way to help rule out AD-related amyloid pathology, with a 97.9% negative predictive value in early-disease, low-prevalence settings.• How elinzanetant improves sleep—independent of vasomotor symptom relief A pooled analysis of more than 1,300 participants shows that over half of the therapy’s sleep benefit reflects direct effects on sleep pathways.• Multidisciplinary lung cancer screening program delivers major gains Screening rates more than doubled, disparities narrowed, and most cancers diagnosed were early stage—highlighting the power of coordinated population health infrastructure.• Nationwide survey reveals the full scope of menopause symptoms Fatigue, sleep disturbance, stress, brain fog, and weight gain were more prevalent than classic hot flushes, underscoring the need for holistic menopause care.• FDA approves elinzanetant for moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms The first dual NK-1/NK-3 receptor antagonist demonstrated rapid and sustained VMS reductions, plus improvements in sleep and quality of life.Listen for fast, evidence-based insights to support your daily primary care practice.For more clinical news and expert commentary, visit PatientCareOnline.com.

    4 min
  4. Weekly Dose Podcast: Smoking and Cognition, LARC Outcomes, Hospice Medication Risk, New AD Biomarker, Alcohol and Dementia

    12/03/2025

    Weekly Dose Podcast: Smoking and Cognition, LARC Outcomes, Hospice Medication Risk, New AD Biomarker, Alcohol and Dementia

    In this episode of "The Weekly Dose" from Patient Care Online, we review top clinical updates: quitting smoking later in life slows cognitive decline; structured LARC counseling in primary care improves reproductive outcomes; starting benzodiazepines or antipsychotics in hospice dementia patients raises mortality risk; the FDA cleared the first blood-based Alzheimer disease biomarker test for primary care; and new research suggests any alcohol consumption may increase dementia risk. The episode highlights practical implications for clinicians and encourages evidence-based care across cognitive health, reproductive medicine, hospice prescribing, diagnostics, and lifestyle risk factors.

    4 min
  5. Weekly Dose Podcast: FDA Breakthrough in Acromegaly, Alcohol–Dementia Risk Clarified, Tirzepatide in Youth T2D, Precision Mood Gains, and Major Contraception Practice Insights

    11/19/2025

    Weekly Dose Podcast: FDA Breakthrough in Acromegaly, Alcohol–Dementia Risk Clarified, Tirzepatide in Youth T2D, Precision Mood Gains, and Major Contraception Practice Insights

    Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

    5 min
  6. Cervical Cancer Screening: What Primary Care Physicians Need to Know

    09/23/2025

    Cervical Cancer Screening: What Primary Care Physicians Need to Know

    In this episode of Primary Viewpoints, Patient Care editor Sydney Jennings speaks with Ada Stewart, MD, a board-certified family physician, about how primary care clinicians can support women in making informed decisions about cervical cancer screening. Dr Stewart breaks down the latest USPSTF guidelines, addresses patient hesitancy, discusses the role of HPV self-collection, and offers practical tips for improving screening rates—especially during Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.

    5 min
  7. What’s New in the 2025 AAD Atopic Dermatitis Guidelines?

    08/25/2025

    What’s New in the 2025 AAD Atopic Dermatitis Guidelines?

    Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

    4 min
  8. Countering Vaccine Misinformation in Clinical Practice with Amesh Adalja, MD

    08/22/2025

    Countering Vaccine Misinformation in Clinical Practice with Amesh Adalja, MD

    Primary Viewpoints: A Patient Care Podcast

    7 min
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