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

Back pain, headache, neuropathy, depression--primary care sees it all. Get current on when and how to treat the most common types of chronic pain.

No labs, no biopsies, no imaging -- only your seasoned clinical judgement is required to make a diagnosis in this case.

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

An elderly obese female presents with abdominal bruising following a motor vehicle accident. Can you ID the cause?

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

Accepting the gatekeeper role requires scrutinizing and sometimes confronting the patient at the gate; it's getting a lot more complicated.

The diagnosis of trichotillomania seemed certain, despite lack of supporting history. It turned out to be about 50% wrong.

A 10-month history of progressive swelling below the knee makes this 12-year-old's case an ideal stop on the medical mystery tour.

Early ART was associated with a 93% lower risk of linked partner infection vs delayed ART.

A new study supports use of 3-drug regimens for HIV-infected women during pregnancy but more research is needed on safety/efficacy.

The pruritic rash covers much of the 23-year-old's body. Other than a recent UTI, PMH is negative. Do labs help with your Dx?

It looked very much like dermatomyositis, but there were no signs of muscle weakness. What would be in your differential diagnosis?

Patients take lifestyle recommendations seriously, but not many physicians offer them. Why not? Do you?

This family physician would never have believed she'd feel compassion for a murderer. But then, she had a patient who was one.

Our month of weekly adult vaccination quizzes is complete. Take the comprehensive post-test and see what you've learned.

Adding oral vitamin D supplements to standard asthma medications can get it done.

Wanted: Physicians who will interact with patients the way a good financial counselor would.