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New guidelines aim to improve diverticulitis treatment
This issue includes stories on managing diverticulitis, using direct oral anticoagulants, and payment and performance measures.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/new-guidelines-aim-to-improve-diverticulitis-treatment.htm
1 Apr 2022
Taking stock of telemedicine
This issue also covers intimate partner violence, narrative medicine, and conference coverage from two medical society meetings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/taking-stock-of-telemedicine.htm
1 Oct 2020
Denial of some patient requests, but not others, associated with decreased patient satisfaction, study finds
Denial of requests was associated with worse patient satisfaction for referrals, pain medications, other new medications, and lab tests, but not for antibiotics, radiology tests, or other tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/05/5.htm
5 Dec 2017
Trying to temper a 'twindemic'
This issue addressed the upcoming flu season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, policies around mammography, and medical tourism.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/trying-to-temper-a-twindemic.htm
1 Oct 2021
COVID-19 and primary care
This issue also covers personal protective equipment and retirement planning.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/covid-19-and-primary-care.htm
1 Jul 2020
Internal medicine looks ahead
This issue addresses ACP's virtual meeting for student members, advances in heart failure comanagement, and conference coverage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/internal-medicine-looks-ahead.htm
1 Jul 2021
Just breathe: Assessing pulmonary function
This month's column offers observational pearls for obvious respiratory distress in the ICU and on the wards.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/just-breathe-assessing-pulmonary-function.htm
1 May 2023
New vaccines are on the scene
This month's issue addresses new vaccines, screening for anxiety, and detecting and treating loneliness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/new-vaccines-are-on-the-scene.htm
1 Oct 2023
Following up on breast density
This issue also covers vaccination practices and resources for managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/following-up-on-breast-density.htm
1 Jun 2020
STIs on the rise
This issue also covers comanagement of Parkinson's disease, transitions from medical school to residency, and cognitive impairment after an ICU stay.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/04/stis-on-the-rise.htm
1 Apr 2020