Search results for "Editor's Note"
E-cigarettes are popular, but health effects are questionable
This issue includes stories centered on various aspects of pulmonology, as well as a glimpse at the upcoming Internal Medicine 2014 in Orlando, Fla.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2014
Anemia often hides in plain sight
Learn how doctors can best spot anemia, or improve patient relationships and possibly outcomes by using empathy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2013
What's old is new again: Hospitals move to buy internists' practices
A round-up of this issue's articles on hospital integration, coordinating stroke care and the dangers of herbal supplements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2009
Medicaid expansion raises questions, challenges
This issue includes stories on Medicaid expansion in the states, diabetic foot care and addressing Clostridium difficile in the community.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2013
Dig deeper when assessing pain in the elderly
This issue includes stories on assessing and managing pain in the elderly, the pros and cons of ACOs, and details on the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2013
Don't overlook pulmonary hypertension
Learn how doctors can best spot pulmonary hypertension, a disease for which treatments have improved dramatically but inclusion in the typical internist's differential hasn't.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2013
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about medical marijuana, mindful medicine, pharmaceutical reps, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2011
Internal Medicine 2011 covers topics new and old
Internal Medicine 2011 was held in San Diego this April, and as always, ACP Internist's staff was on hand to provide readers with updates through our daily newspaper, blog posts and e-newsletters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/editors.htm
1 Jun 2011
After beating cancer, survivors need a medical home
Breast cancer survivors often drift away from their primary care provider—sometimes for years. A shared care model could help these women head off the other diseases that may also affect them, such as hypertension or diabetes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/editors.htm
1 May 2009
How to say no
With the rise of direct-to-consumer advertising and the easy availability of medical information on the Internet, it's more common than ever for patients to come to a doctor's appointment with specific requests for treatment or tests, and expect to receive them.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2011