Top 5 FDA-Cleared Apps for Primary Care
From a mobile EKG monitor to a digital urinalysis app, these medical "devices" are changing the way healthcare is delivered.
Drug Use & Abuse: 10 Qs to Decipher
Sample: In 2017, >70 200 drug overdose deaths occurred in the US. Approximately what percentage of those deaths involved an opioid?
4 Non-traditional Jobs for MDs You May Not Have Considered
Ever thought of leaving healthcare? Or, even just doing the research? Take your MD/other degree with you and try these 4 options on for size.
Substance Use and Abuse: An Update
Brief summaries highlight the latest developments and research findings regarding this serious and growing health problem.
Top 5 Multiple Sclerosis Apps for Primary Care Providers
A multiple sclerosis diagnosis can leave patients feeling overwhelmed, but these 5 apps can help providers guide patients through diagnosis and treatment.
E-cigarettes: The New Gateway to Smoking for US Youths
A new study found that electronic cigarette use may lead some US youths to get hooked on traditional combustible cigarettes when they would otherwise never try smoking.
Hypoxia and Normal Chest X-ray in a Young Woman
The 32-year-old presents to the ED after 2 hours of acute nonpleuritic dyspnea--a first-ever episode. How would you proceed?
5 Head-Scratching Prescriptions Sent to the Pharmacy
Unclear prescriptions can trigger a cascade of serious events. See if these 5 caught by one pharmacy team look familiar, and beware.
Fad Diets Throughout History: A 10-question Quiz
Fad diets can be traced all the way back to 35 000 BC. Find out how much you know about which ones worked or didn't work with our 10-question quiz.
Opioid Mortality on the Rise in US Children
Most data on US opioid-related deaths come from adults, but a recent study shows pediatric opioid deaths are on the rise at an alarming rate.
Top 5 Heart Failure Apps for Primary Care Providers & Patients
From a mobile fluid tracker to an app with a 3-D beating heart, these are the top 5 heart failure apps that every primary care physician and patient should know about.
To Eat or Not to Eat: A Brief History of Dieting Reference List
Browse through the references from our slideshow, To Eat or Not to Eat: A Brief History of Dieting.
To Eat or Not to Eat: A Brief History of Dieting
Take a quick look at this eclectic menu of past and present attempts at losing weight and gaining well-being.
Chest Pain, Fever, and Weight Loss
A 19-year-old previously healthy man presents with intermittent diarrhea, fever, and weight loss with pleuritic left-sided chest pain for 1 month. What does the chest x-ray show?
10 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q4 2018
From acne to the menacing flu, we have picked the top 10 FDA-approved drugs every primary care physician should know about from the fourth quarter.
Top 5 Eye Care Apps for Primary Care Providers
What are the 5 must-have apps that physicians can use to promote optimal eye health? Scroll through our quick slideshow to find out.
10 Questions on Slightly Strange Medicine
Take this brief test to find out what you know about conventional studies that had unconventional findings.
Severe Drug Rash in the ED
Patient claims pruritic full-body rash is from a course of vancomycin. Is he correct? Could it be something else?
Top 5 HIV Apps for Primary Care Providers
What are the top 5 HIV/AIDS apps that both physicians and patients can use? Scroll through our new slideshow to find out.
Slightly Strange Medicine: 10 New Findings That May Shock
Air filters for cardioprotection, the growing menace of superbugs, and 8 other new findings in medicine that may shock you.
