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.
GI Case Quiz: Ileocolonic Anastomosis a Success, New Symptoms Arise
What might cause severe abdominal bloating & diarrhea 3 years after ileocolonic resection and adalimumab/methotrexate treatment?
GI Case Quiz: Complications in Crohn Disease & Colitis
Two women with inflammatory bowel disease present in opposite states of health. How would you manage each?
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.
AHA/ACC 2018 Guidelines on Treatment of Blood Cholesterol: Quiz #2
How will changes in the AHA/ACC update to the 2013 guidelines help optimize care for patients with ASCVD? Try part 2 of our 3-part quiz and find out.
Risk of CKD Progression Lower in Women vs Men: Findings from the CRIC Study
Authors of the CRIC study found sex-related disparities in chronic kidney disease progression. Scroll through our slideshow to get the highlights.
AHA/ACC 2018 Guidelines on Treatment of Blood Cholesterol: Quiz #1
What's new and what's not in the AHA/ACC 2018 update to the 2013 lipid management guidelines? Try part I of our 3-part quiz and find out.
Quiz: What's New in COPD for the New Year
Topics include: Role of antibiotics for acute exacerbations; updates on long-term oxygen therapy; COPD-PCI connection, plus more.
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.
GI Case Quiz: Severe Acute Pancreatitis
On hospital day 3, abdominal pain continues for the 57-year-old man, made worse by oral intake. Abdominal US suggests next steps. What would you do?
What’s New in Cardiovascular Disease
As the new year begins, several developments in heart health research are making the news.
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.
GI Case Quiz: ERCP with Complications
After endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stone extraction, the picture gets complicated for this 40-year-old woman.
10 Questions on Slightly Strange Medicine
Take this brief test to find out what you know about conventional studies that had unconventional findings.
COPD News Quiz: A Few Good Questions
Take this short 5-question quiz to find out what you know--or, what you may have missed--about the latest developments in COPD.
Icosapent Ethyl Effective in Lowering Cardiovascular Risk
What impact does this highly purified form of omega-3 fatty acid have on cardiovascular events? Authors of the REDUCE-IT trial sought to find out.
What to Look for in COPD Next Year
These brief summaries highlight key developments in COPD and how they are likely to affect patient management in the months and years ahead.
GI Case Quiz: Jaundice, Scleral Icterus, and Diarrhea in a Young Woman
The 31-year-old has not seen a healthcare provider in more than 10 years and claims good health until now. Lab and imaging results tell a different story.
How to Manage COPD Exacerbations: A Few FAQs
Pulmonologist Jonathan Ilowite, MD, answers 5 of the many common questions he fields about COPD exacerbations and how to manage them.
GI Case Quiz: Inactive UC and Elevated LFTs in a Middle-aged Man
The patient reports mild fatigue and pruritis but denies jaundice, scleral icterus, abdominal swelling. What’s your impression?