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ACP partners with TIME’S UP Healthcare
The collaborative founding partnership will promote safety, equity, and inclusion for those working in health care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/18/4.htm
18 Jun 2019
Latest on COVID-19 and bamlanivimab, vaccines, long-term effects
Bamlanivimab reduced viral load in mild to moderate cases when combined with etesevimab, new vaccine recommendations, research, and educational resources were released, and two studies provided longer-term data on patients who had COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/26/1.htm
26 Jan 2021
Pinpoint patients' top priorities
An approach to decision making in older adults with multiple chronic conditions begins with identifying the patient's health priorities before deciding which treatments to continue, stop, or start to align care with these individual goals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/pinpoint-patients-top-priorities.htm
1 Jun 2021
Lessons learned from telemedicine
Although many internists may have felt inexperienced with telemedicine before the pandemic, they could well have been doing it all along.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/lessons-learned-from-telemedicine.htm
1 Oct 2020
Psychological, disparate effects of the pandemic detailed by recent research
Mental health problems were prevalent among U.S. adults in June, obesity is strongly associated with mortality from COVID-19, and an inactivated vaccine has shown promise in a phase 1/2 Chinese trial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/18/1.htm
18 Aug 2020
New psoriasis guidelines emphasize management of comorbidities, use of biologics
The guidelines cautioned that there is still limited evidence about long-term adverse events, impacts on future comorbidities, pediatric treatment, pregnancy and lactation, treatment combinations for newer biologics, and a need to identify biomarkers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2019
Be wary of benzodiazepines' side effects
Alternative strategies are increasingly recommended when managing conditions like insomnia and anxiety in elderly patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/be-wary-of-benzodiazepines-side-effects.htm
1 Feb 2022
MKSAP Quiz: 6-week history of chest pressure
A 52-year-old woman is evaluated for a 6-week history of chest pressure that occurs during exercise and is relieved with rest. She also had chest pressure during a stressful work meeting last week. Medical history includes hypertension and hyperlipidemia, and medications are hydrochlorothiazide, lisinopril, and atorvastatin. After normal results on physical examination and electrocardiography, what diagnostic test should be performed next?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/10/3.htm
10 Sep 2019
Intimate partner violence: An epidemic hiding in plain sight
Despite a recommendation to screen for intimate partner violence and the many tools available to physicians, barriers to implementation remain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-hiding-in-plain-sight.htm
1 Nov 2022
Detecting unhealthy drug use
The COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing isolation and stress have been associated with a sharp increase in substance use as a coping mechanism, as well as drug overdose deaths.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/detecting-unhealthy-drug-use.htm
1 Mar 2021