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‘Smart’ drugs could be bad idea
This issue covers performance-enhancing drugs, prostate cancer options, and transgender health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/smart-drugs-could-be-bad-idea.htm
1 Nov 2017
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
‘Right-to-try’ laws spark debate
This issue covers the ethics of right-to-try laws in the United States, the potential of ransomware to disrupt a physician's office, and conference coverage from infectious disease and cardiology sessions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/right-to-try-laws-spark-debate.htm
1 Jan 2018
Preventing burnout is essential medicine for physicians
ACP is working to identify and address the root causes of the problem that most affect the practice of internal medicine and creating a network of support for distressed internists.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/preventing-burnout-is-essential-medicine-for-physicians.htm
1 Jan 2018
Options vary for acute pain management
This issue covers guidelines on chronic pain, the utility of the bedside exam, and a new shingles vaccination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/options-vary-for-acute-pain-management.htm
1 Feb 2018
Falls common, but not always inevitable, in older primary care patients
This issue covers prevention of falls in the elderly, debate over hypertension guidelines, and social media marketing for physician practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/falls-common-but-not-always-inevitable-in-older-primary-care-patients.htm
1 Mar 2018
Is that thing on?
This issue covers patients who record physician visits, early interventions for hepatitis B, and the use of standardized patients in medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/is-that-thing-on.htm
1 Apr 2018
Screening for lung cancer can be easier said than done
This issue also covers sexual harassment in medicine, women's health, and reducing alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-can-be-easier-said-than-done.htm
1 May 2018
Direct-to-consumer tests can cause headaches
This issue also covers ACP's guidance statements on HbA1c targets, culinary cooking as medicine, and NASA astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, MD, FACP, and her journey into space.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/direct-to-consumer-tests-can-cause-headaches.htm
1 Jun 2018
Coverage from Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 highlights future of medicine
This issue also covers ACP's Leadership Day event, an annual gathering of members in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and their staffers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/coverage-from-internal-medicine-meeting-2018-highlights-future-of-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2018