Search results for "Women's Health"
ACP adapts reproductive health policy
Once the Supreme Court's final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released in June 2022, the landscape for reproductive health care in the U.S. immediately began to change.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/acp-adapts-reproductive-health-policy.htm
1 Apr 2023
ACP congratulates recent AMA election winners
Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD, MACP, was recently re-elected to the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees, and Suja Mathew, MD, FACP, was elected to the AMA Council on Medical Education.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/28/5.htm
28 Jun 2022
Personal choices may sway mammography
Primary care physicians who raise the subject of breast cancer screening with their patients may discover that they approach this decision from a different perspective.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/personal-choices-may-sway-mammography.htm
1 Oct 2021
Public comment period open for Women's Preventive Services Initiative
The comment period for several new topics—counseling for sexually transmitted infections, well-woman preventive services, and breastfeeding services and supplies—is Aug. 20 to Sept. 17, 2021.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/31/6.htm
31 Aug 2021
Chapter awardees named
Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/awards.htm
1 Feb 2022
USPSTF pulls back on recommendation of low-dose aspirin for primary prevention
In a draft recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends against initiating low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults ages 60 years or older and says use should be an individual decision in patients ages 40 to 59 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2021
Menopausal hormone therapy not associated with increased dementia risk
The findings of this retrospective study in the United Kingdom should reassure women taking menopausal hormonal therapy but do not support its use to prevent dementia, a linked opinion piece said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/05/5.htm
5 Oct 2021
Detecting eating disorders in midlife
Internists are well positioned to spot eating disorder symptoms in older adults, who can suffer more serious consequences of the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/detecting-eating-disorders-in-midlife.htm
1 Feb 2021
In the News
The latest news and clinical studies affecting internal medicine, from the files of ACP InternistWeekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/in-the-news.htm
1 Jun 2009
Doctors don't have to dread discussing dieting
Many internists are not discussing obesity and weight loss with their patients, even though they have the best opportunity to offer counseling about diet and new drugs that are now available to help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/diet.htm
1 Nov 2012