The Murderer is a Man
This family physician would never have believed she'd feel compassion for a murderer. But then, she had a patient who was one.
SPECIAL REPORT: Adult Vaccination Post-Test
Our month of weekly adult vaccination quizzes is complete. Take the comprehensive post-test and see what you've learned.
Ease Severe Asthma Attacks With Vitamin D
Adding oral vitamin D supplements to standard asthma medications can get it done.
Patient Goals Should Figure Prominently in Tx Discussions
Wanted: Physicians who will interact with patients the way a good financial counselor would.
Adult Vaccination Recap: 7 Essential Points
Scroll through this compact slide show for review of gaps in US adult vaccination practice and how primary care can help fill them.
App Review: AHRQ Preventive Services Selector
For the busy primary care physician, the AHRQ ePSS delivers immediate, patient-specific screening recommendations.
Part IV: Vaccination in Special Populations
Renal and hepatic disease put your patients at high risk for vaccine-preventable disease. Find out what you know about how to protect them.
Part III. Meningococcal and HPV Infections: Who’s at Risk?
Do HIV patients need a MenACWY booster? Can pregnant women receive the HPV vaccine? Answers and more quiz questions, here.
The HEEADSSS Psychosocial Inventory
The HEEADSSS psychosocial interview is a comprehensive aid to help discuss with adolescents social and emotional aspects of life that may impact physical health.
5 Top Medical Apps in One Minute: Video
Dr Bobby Lazzara reviews 5 medical apps available in iTunes. Which ones are you using?
Adult Vaccination Part 1: Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
What are the most important vaccines your patients with diabetes should receive?
Adult Vaccination Part II. Older Adults
A Bare-bones Osteoporosis Quiz
Test your knowledge of the latest management recommendations for a growing public health problem.
SPECIAL REPORT: Adult Vaccination
Find out what you know about the vaccination needs of your most vulnerable patients in this month's Special Report on Adult Vaccination.
Unique Antidote to Burnout: A Trip to the DMV
One clinician's encounter with kindness at the department of motor vehicles was just the Rx for burnout that day.
First WHO Update to STI Guidelines since 2003
Data published in the US this summer on STIs suggested there may be a time when we are unable to treat gonorrhea infections.
Why Many Doctors Don't Say 'I'm Sorry'
A number of states and the District of Columbia have laws that exclude apologies from admissibility in court.
Boxed Warnings Mandatory for Opioids and Benzodiazepines
In response to increasing combined misuse of both drug classes, the FDA requires all formulations to carry its strongest warning.
Studies Show Complex Effect of Obesity in Cancer
Two recent studies reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported opposite results on the influence of obesity on different types, stages of cancer.
Unilateral Scleral Jaundice in an Elderly Man: An Odd Finding
Left scleral icterus is the only prominent physical finding in the 86-year-old who presented with transient aphasia, ataxia, and general asthenia. Can you dx?