Leo Robert

The ACP and AAFP provide evidence-based recommendations on the benefits and harms of higher vs lower systolic blood pressure targets.

Take this quick 8-question quiz to test your knowledge of a troubling inflammatory disorder.

RA symptoms invisible but harmful, mortality increases with RA, plus 6 more highlights from recent RA studies of interest to primary care.

Controversy around dietary sugar guidelines and a study of red meat and diverticulitis top the latest research on food and GI disorders.

'Tis the season to be jolly--and laughter is always good medicine. Click through our picks for the best medical humor from 2016.

Test your knowledge of drugs used in primary care that received FDA approval this year.

We round out our review of the CDC's 10 leading causes of death in the US with this slide show, highlighting numbers 6-10.

Lymphedema is a difficult diagnosis. Test your knowledge of etiology, signs/symptoms, diagnostic clues, and complications.

Primary care drugs were approved in nearly every month of 2016. This top-line slide show highlights 20 you should know about.

CDC: Some preventable causes of death have declined, but these accounted for almost two-thirds of deaths from all causes.

Find out what you know about a common neuropsychiatric disorder by taking this quick 8-question quiz.

Test your knowledge of new American College of Physicians recommendations for improving diagnosis and management.

New evidence-based clinical practice guidelines offer some strong-and not so strong-recommendations for effective gout diagnosis and treatment.

Scroll through this compact slide show for review of gaps in US adult vaccination practice and how primary care can help fill them.

Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of a deadly disease.

But are acute respiratory events associated with a decline in lung function in smokers without airway obstruction?

Test your knowledge of the latest management recommendations for a growing public health problem.

Do doctors’ politics affect treatment decisions on, for example, drug use, firearms, and sexual behavior? Do yours?

This pop quiz will test your knowledge of a difficult diagnosis where the signs and symptoms may seem unrelated.

Take this quick quiz to see what you know about new tuberculosis screening guidelines and the latest research findings.

Take this brief quiz to test your knowledge of skin diseases that may occur on and around the face.

Responsiveness is consistent over the short term in individual patients but highly variable between patients.

USPSTF recommendations for TB screening in primary care and a challenge to the 2-state TB paradigm are some of the latest.

A teen’s pigmented fingernail was not a cause for alarm but did present a teaching opportunity. Take this brief quiz to test your knowledge.

Take this quick quiz to see what you know about the latest research findings.

Take this test and use what you learned as a checklist for advising parents on their children’s safety and well-being.

Wild variations in treatment success and how T2D differs in youth and adults top the diabetes news. Click inside for highlights.

As the prevalence increases, obesity continues to grow as a major health problem. Here are brief summaries of the latest research findings.

Several recent findings have enhanced our understanding of medicine and mortality. Take this quick quiz to see what you know.

Counsel patients and parents on how best to prepare--click through these slides for the latest on school-related health issues.