Search results for "Editor's Note"
Mailing fecal immunochemical tests to patients due for colorectal cancer screening increased screening uptake
Compared with usual care clinics, intervention clinics had a significantly higher adjusted clinic-level proportion of participants who completed a mailed fecal immunochemical test, and more participants at intervention clinics than usual care clinics completed any colorectal cancer screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/14/4.htm
14 Aug 2018
Big data offers information, but as yet few answers
This issue also covers prescribing for opioid addiction, conference coverage from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and an urban primary care residency at Johns Hopkins University.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/big-data-offers-information-but-as-yet-few-answers.htm
1 Sep 2018
Caring for patients in the shadows
This issue also covers suicide prevention, e-consultations, and new treatments for migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/caring-for-patients-in-the-shadows.htm
1 Oct 2018
High-risk PCOS could benefit from internist management
This issue also covers transitional care, patient transportation, and a novel medical school course.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/high-risk-pcos-could-benefit-from-internist-management.htm
1 Nov 2018
Uptake of CRC screening leaves room for improvement
This issue also covers IMGs and immigration policy, along with conference coverage on gastroenterology and the art of diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/uptake-of-crc-screening-leaves-room-for-improvement.htm
1 Jan 2019
No easy fix for concussion diagnosis, management
This issue also covers medical school debt trends, changes to hospital payments, and how to construct a patient narrative.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/no-easy-fix-for-concussion-diagnosis-management.htm
1 Feb 2019
Asthma flare-ups face new evidence, new therapies
This issue also covers changing use of aspirin for cardiovascular disease, decreases in the ability to smell, and dealing with the unexpected loss of a medical trainee.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/asthma-flare-ups-face-new-evidence-new-therapies.htm
1 Mar 2019
Keeping up with cannabis
This issue also covers psoriatic arthritis, staffing for primary care, and social determinants of health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/keeping-up-with-cannabis.htm
1 Apr 2019
What does a doctor look like?
Black doctors have responded to medical emergencies in public spaces, only to have their credentials questioned. One physician answers questions on her experience, and reflects on ways to improve the public perception of who might be a doctor.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/what-does-a-doctor-look-like.htm
1 Apr 2019
Editor's Note: Zeroing in on SIBO
This issue also covers ethics, decisions aids, and dosing and response to common drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/editors-note-zeroing-in-on-sibo.htm
1 May 2019