A Map to Undercutting Medical Overuse
This guide shows the way to reducing unnecessary and potentially harmful tests and treatments.
Head and Shoulder Lesions: Common Diseases, Uncommon Locations
Three cases of lesions often seen in primary care, 2 seen in uncommon locations. Test your visual diagnostic skills.
Rx Shorts: August 2018
Ongoing Shingrix shortage, thyroid medication recalled, reduced opioid manufacturing, and more Rx updates that could impact your practice.
Top 5 Addiction Support Apps
Opioids, alcohol, other? In our short slide show, we review the top 5 apps to help you guide patients to and through addiction recovery.
A Family with Flaky Skin
Three siblings share a scaly, lizard-like rash. Neither parent has the condition. What do you think this could be?
A Pharmacist’s 4 Top Tips for Safe Prescribing
Highlights include: Eliminating dangerous drug abbreviation habits, easy-to-use online drug interaction checkers, and more.
Consider Coronary Artery Calcium: 7 Questions
How current are you on CAC and its place in CVD risk assessment? This short quiz will reveal your score.
Acral Anomaly in a Young Boy
Three-year-old boy has rash x7 days on arms and legs plus low-grade fever x10-14 days. Is the eruption anomaly or simply ordinary?
The Impact of Opioids on the Endocrine and Immune Systems
How much do you know about the impact of opioids on the endocrine and immune systems? Take our 9-question quiz to find out.
Primary Care Tips to Help Patients Lose Weight
What tips can you give your patients to help them lead a healthier lifestyle? Click through this quick slideshow to find out.
Vestibular Migraine: What's the Impact?
Vestibular migraine may be a relatively new diagnostic entity, but a new study shows it impacts around 6 million US adults.
Organ Transplant in the Direct-acting Antiviral Era
Can DAA therapy remove patients from transplant waiting lists? Are HCV-infected livers--and hearts--safe for uninfected organ recipients? Three new studies explain.
Headline Medical News: July 2018
Patient Care scoured the web to find the top news in medicine this month that could affect your practice. Which ones made the cut?
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Primary Care
Cardiovascular risk assessment is mostly science but also an art, in part. Get an at-a-glance review here of the risk factors and algorithms that combine both.
Top 5 Immunization Apps for Primary Care Providers
Which immunization apps should you put on your mobile device today? Our app reviewer offers the complete rundown.
Diabetes and Dollars: Cost-of-Care Quiz
True or False: In 2015, Americans spent more on insulin glargine than any other drug. The answer and 9 more questions in our quiz.
Osteoporosis Rx Poor Within 6 Months of Hip Fracture
A new study found that post-hip fracture, less than 5% of elderly patients were started on osteoporosis medication despite high risk for recurrent fracture.
Diabetes and Mentall Illness: 3 New Studies
Results include: The metabolic dangers of neuroleptic Rx in youth; prevalence of T2DM in minorities with severe mental illness; and gaps in care for mentally ill with T2DM.
5 Pharmacy Services that Improve Patient Outcomes
How can your local pharmacy help improve patient outcomes and reduce cost of care? A PharmD explains these 5 "hidden gem" services.
Opioids, Overdose, and Mortality: A 10-Question Quiz
How much do you know about the aftermath of a nonfatal opioid overdose? Take our 10-question quiz to find out.