Although data have shown that health care providers can have a positive influence on patient knowledge about the negative effects of smoking during pregnancy, many clinicians are not counseling their male and female patients about these risks, research presented during a poster presentation at the 39th American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting indicate.
Patient reported functional capacity does not accurately reflect exercise determined capacity, data presented during a poster presentation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ 39th Annual Meeting indicates.
A study presented at the American Academy of Physician Assistants 39th Annual Meeting identified factors that influence physician assistants’ decisions not to purse primary care careers.
A multidisciplinary approach that screens for multiple factors helped identify fall risk in older adults, according to researcher at the American Academy of Physician Assistants 39th Annual PA Meeting.
Patients who maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI) can significantly reduce their risk for diverticulitis, according to research presented at the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ 39th Annual PA Meeting.
Relatively small lifestyle improvements that are maintained over time, such as 30 minutes of daily exercise or a 100 kcal reduction in daily caloric intake, can reduce the risk for and progression of chronic diseases in women.
Physician assistants who receive emergency response training can improve their facilities’ ability to respond to disasters by devising response plans and developing timely surveillance systems.
A new computer model may be able to forecast cervical cancer recurrence in an individual based on how the tumor changes in size after the first rounds of radiation therapy, a team of researchers recently found.
