Search results for "Hepatitis"
Panel issues updated guidance on ART for HIV treatment, prevention
The recommendations from the International Antiviral Society-USA cover initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), switching regimens, ART in older patients with HIV, and HIV and COVID-19, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/06/1.htm
6 Dec 2022
New vaccines, recommendations can make keeping up a chore
This issue includes stories on vaccination, handling difficult patients, and communicating about cancer care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2013
Clearing up confusion over Medicare coverage for vaccines
Medicare's vaccination payments covered in a variety of ways.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/nine.htm
1 Mar 2008
Proposed warnings on cigarettes would be first in 35 years
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/proposed-warnings-on-cigarettes-would-be-first-in-35-years.htm
1 Oct 2019
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of loose stools, bloating, weight loss
A 32-year-old woman is evaluated for a 6-month history of loose stools, bloating, and weight loss. Her brother has type 1 diabetes mellitus, and her mother has autoimmune thyroid disease. After physical examination and laboratory studies, what test should be performed next?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/28/3.htm
28 Jan 2020
New drug treats cancer based on biomarker, not location
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/new-drug-treats-cancer-based-on-biomarker-not-location.htm
1 Jul 2017
Make the most of time spent at Internal Medicine 2014
Learning is a progressive, contextual, social and active process. Time spent at ACP's Internal Medicine 2014 meeting is well spent.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2014
During National Immunization Awareness Month, ACP urges internists to discuss vaccinations with their patients
ACP advises adults to get an annual flu vaccine and to use that opportunity to discuss with their internist other vaccinations they might need, including Tdap, pneumococcal, human papillomavirus, hepatitis B, and herpes zoster.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/31/6.htm
31 Jul 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up for HIV infection
A 30-year-old woman is evaluated in follow-up after being recently diagnosed with HIV infection. She is asymptomatic. Medical history is unremarkable, and she takes no medications; she has not yet started antiretroviral therapy. She received all scheduled childhood immunizations. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what immunizations should this patient receive today?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/08/3.htm
8 May 2018
Reliable medical answers are only a click away
Going online during a patient encounter delivers answers immediately, letting physicians provide better care and improve their knowledge base. A new generation of tools makes evidence-based information quickly available to busy clinicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/gastro-point-of-care.htm
1 Sep 2009