Testosterone Revisited: 6 New Degrees of Separation
The primary male sex hormone connects with a variety of health factors, and therapy could have positive effects. A quick look at 6 new studies.
E-cigarettes: Where there's No Smoke, there's Still Fire
Several clinical studies have added some clarity to the potential risks. Scroll through the slides for recent findings.
When Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes Coexist, How Best to Prevent Stroke?
In these complicated patients, should warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant be chosen for stroke prevention?
7 Pearls from New Pediatric Obesity Guidelines
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines address the assessment, treatment, and prevention of child and teen obesity.
10 Shots of IBD Preventive Care
New ACG inflammatory bowel disease vaccination and screening guidelines call on primary care physicians as comanagers.
Updated 2017 GOLD Recommendations for COPD
Important revisions to the GOLD recommendations include a new definition of COPD and refined diagnostic categories.
Top 3 Pulmonology Apps for Primary Care Physicians
Every primary care physician needs a few specialty references at hand. Check out these 3 for assists with pulmonary patients.
A Suspicious Scaly Rash on a Young Sailor
Look closely at this eruption and consider its distribution. Is the dermatology clinic seeing a "textbook" case here? What's your diagnosis?
2017 ADA Standards of Medical Care: Evidence-based Updates
Cardioprotection, diabetes anxiety, and hypoglycemia protection are just a few of the areas amended with new guidance.
New Hypertension Guidelines: 7 Highs and Lows
The ACP and AAFP provide evidence-based recommendations on the benefits and harms of higher vs lower systolic blood pressure targets.
A Boy with a Bald Spot on his Scalp, Returns
The lesion, seen first more than 10 years ago, is larger and has changed. It has not been followed. Your Dx? Next steps?
Opioids and Benzodiazepines Share New FDA Warning
The "black box" warns of known dangers linked to combined use of the products and will appear on labels of more than 400 products.
8 New Rheumatoid Arthritis Findings
RA symptoms invisible but harmful, mortality increases with RA, plus 6 more highlights from recent RA studies of interest to primary care.
Good Eats and Bad: 6 GI Issues in the News
Controversy around dietary sugar guidelines and a study of red meat and diverticulitis top the latest research on food and GI disorders.
COPD Morning Symptoms: Why Not a Treatment Goal?
A recent literature review found that up to 90% of COPD patients experience ADL-limiting morning symptoms.
Top 3 GI Apps for Primary Care
Every primary care physician needs a few specialty apps for reference. Check out these 3 that you might want to download today.
10 Opioid Myths and Facts
Do you know the myths from the facts about opioid analgesics? Click through these 10 statements and find out.
Top Ten: Laughter is the Best Medicine
'Tis the season to be jolly--and laughter is always good medicine. Click through our picks for the best medical humor from 2016.
The Next 5 Leading Causes of Death
We round out our review of the CDC's 10 leading causes of death in the US with this slide show, highlighting numbers 6-10.
Top 5 Primary Care Apps 2016
Have a quick look at the Patient Care 2016 5 Top Apps for Primary Care slide show -- there is probably at least one here that you need.
