Primary Care

ACOG’s 2026 maternal immunization schedule outlines vaccine recommendations before, during, and after pregnancy, including influenza, COVID-19, Tdap, and RSV vaccination.

A recent multicenter trial assessed azithromycin for moderate-to-severe wheezing in preschool children treated in emergency departments.

A pilot trial tested whether brief prescribing support could improve rural primary care professionals' willingness to treat OUD with buprenorphine.

The FDA approved Baxfendy as an adjunctive treatment to lower blood pressure in adults with hypertension not adequately controlled on other antihypertensive medications.

Laura Melaro, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, previews practical guidance on recognizing, differentiating, and treating anxiety disorders in primary care, including trauma-related conditions, physical symptom...

In this expert interview, W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, discusses why deprescribing should be approached through shared decision-making, careful medication review, and attention to each patient’s current...

In this video, Brittany Albright, MD, discusses why primary care clinicians are often the first line of defense in recognizing and treating anxiety disorders. She reviews practical strategies for screening,...

Dr. William Schaffner, MD, reviews evolving adult vaccination guidance and key opportunities to prevent severe disease in clinical practice.

In this interview, Arwen Podesta, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM, describes how alcohol use disorder remains a significant burden for patients and the health care system, and that clinicians across specialties should...

Many patients with major depressive disorder remain “stuck” in partial response despite treatment. In this Practical Updates in Primary Care recap, Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, outlines strategies to identify...