Search results for "Editor's Note"
Six months post-disaster, challenges remain for Japanese medicine
The first result of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan this past March was obvious and undeniable.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2011
Are your patients health literate?
Determining a patient's health literacy can be a challenge for physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 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
Dealing with food allergies, chronic pain
Food allergies can represent a complicated area of diagnosis and treatment for internists.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/editors.htm
1 May 2011
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about cost-cutting measures.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/letters.htm
1 Apr 2011
Overlooking PAD in primary care
Peripheral artery disease is a common, and significant, problem estimated to affect up to 12% of people in the United States.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2011
Budget brinkmanship may yet impact health care reform
An election is held. The political party that promised to change the direction of American politics wins a lopsided victory.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2011
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
Reining in the use of CT scans
CT scans have become much more common in the U.S. over the past few decades, increasing from 3 million in 1980 to almost 70 million in 2007.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/editors.htm
1 Feb 2011
Diagnosis, treatment of chronic sinusitis present challenges
Chronic sinusitis can make a patient's life miserable, but it's often a difficult diagnosis to parse.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2011