Atrial Fibrillation: More Than an Electrical Problem
A small study highlights a big point: manage risk factors that affect the atrial fibrillation substrate and ablation therapy success rates improve (ARREST-AF Cohort Study).
5 Things About Migraine That Really Hurt
Better understanding of migraine causes and related issues could result in enhanced patient care and prevention, but clinicians face some serious challenges-here are 5.
6 Things That Might Persuade Parents to Vaccinate
When parents play out worst case scenarios in protest against routine vaccination, maybe one or two of these 6 options for response will come in handy.
11 New FDA-Approved Primary Care Drugs
In the past few months, the FDA has approved a number of drugs for a variety of primary care disorders. Here’s a look at 11 of the newest.
Pediatric Asthma Refresher for the Primary Care Clinician
In the United States asthma affects nearly 7 million children. Brush up on the core components of pediatric asthma care with this short slide show.
Game Change in the World of Atrial Fibrillation
The absence of an antidote may soon disappear as a reason to avoid prescribing a novel oral anticoagulant to patients with atrial fibrillation, based on promising phase III trial results.
Top 5 Things to Remember About Rhythm Control in AF
When is a rhythm control strategy appropriate? Which patients are candidates for amiodarone? When is AF ablation the answer? Here, a top-line review of rhythm control for atrial fibrillation.
Could You Spot the Measles?
Here are the signs and symptoms of the measles in a classic case-in order of their appearance:
Snow Shoveling-Not for the Faint of Heart
If your patient asks you whether it is safe for him to get out there and shovel, here are some tips from the American Heart Association you might want to pass along.
Best of Times in Liver Diseases
There has been an explosion of diagnostic and therapeutic discoveries affecting the liver. In this slide show: key points on 5 important clinically relevant areas.
5 Curious Medical Cases From 2014
Here: a gallery of 5 unusual clinical cases and images from our partner Figure 1.
Five Top Papers From 2014 That Will Impact Your Practice
New drugs that treat stubborn illness seen often in primary care lead this group of Top 5 Papers for 2014. Type 2 diabetes, cryptogenic stroke, and hep-C are key targets.
Patient Wait Times: Will You Get a Second Date?
How can you make the wait to see you as pleasant as possible-so patients will want to come back and see you? Click here to see the results of a survey-and for a list of helpful tips compiled from your colleagues.