Slideshows

Antibiotics have not been effective in either case and one of the teens is losing time at work visiting doctors. Can you dx?

Tonic or poison? Elixir or toxin? These slides offer a quick review of the latest findings on the health pros and cons of imbibing.

Need to convert from ICD9 to ICD10 or calculate equianalgesic opioid dosing? Find the apps for that, and 3 more time-savers, here.

Got a minute? Check out this concise review of the facts about long-acting insulin formulations Toujeo and Tresiba.

Who discovered circulation of blood? Where was the first US medical school? What do you remember about the history of primary care? Find 10 memorable events, here.

Here: a brief overview of 4 recent diabetes developments, including a call for a new way to classify the disease and a new online test for prediabetes.

In case you missed these January headlines, here are 7 stories from around the Web of interest to primary care.

A mom brings her 2 young girls in for runny noses. But a close look at her face got this primary care doc thinking deeper thoughts.

Eating skunk fat, stepping in warm cow dung-2 folk remedies that do not work. These slides explain 8 others that do.

"Man Flu May be Real" reads a recent headline as reporters pick up results of a study on the impact of estrogen against influenza A. More, here.

Here: highlights of 2 studies on vaccines against pneumonia and 2 studies on resistance to antibiotics commonly used to treat pneumonia.

SLIDE SHOW: A brief history of the science & art of healing and some of the physicians who led the way. Click here to see where it all began.

“The most commonly used drug in the world” may lead to physical and psychological ill effects. These 10 slides provide a concise review of the risks and what to do about them.

We asked physicians what their resolutions were for 2016, either personal or professional. Here's what they said...

Primary care physicians see many disorders more often or more severely in the winter months. Here, find 10 of these common cold-weather ills.

Identifying risk, a promising mortality biomarker, and a new app for study recruitment-just a few of the latest developments in COPD research and patient care.

Here is a quick look at some of the drugs most recently FDA-approved for primary care diseases.

In this slide show we share a selection of 2015 articles by physicians that were notable for the author's message, mission, or both.