Search results for "Editor's Note"
Aspirin's use, effectiveness debated
This issue covers topics including aspirin's role in cardiovascular health, conference coverage for palliative care, and the growth of free clinics in medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/editors.htm
1 May 2015
More research needed on long-term opioids
This issue covers topics including opioid pain management, malnutrition, and ‘incidentalomas' during imaging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2015
When is it sleep apnea?
This issue covers topics including sleep apnea, prescribing generics, and hypertension.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2015
PAD patients improved walking ability on ramipril
Ramipril improved ability to walk in patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/12/4.htm
12 Feb 2013
Asthma flare-ups face new evidence, new therapies
This issue also covers changing use of aspirin for cardiovascular disease, decreases in the ability to smell, and dealing with the unexpected loss of a medical trainee.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/asthma-flare-ups-face-new-evidence-new-therapies.htm
1 Mar 2019
Statins' effects on men and women compared
Statin therapy reduced women's risk of cardiovascular events but did not significantly affect mortality or stroke risks in a recent meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/03/2.htm
3 Jul 2012
Options vary for acute pain management
This issue covers guidelines on chronic pain, the utility of the bedside exam, and a new shingles vaccination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/options-vary-for-acute-pain-management.htm
1 Feb 2018
MKSAP Quiz: ear pain following URI
Younger whites only group to see more noncardia stomach cancer
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/11/3.htm
11 May 2010
Street medicine physicians meet patients where they are
This issue also covers screening for bacteriuria, new thinking about Alzheimer's disease, and communicating ab out migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/street-medicine-physicians-meet-patients-where-they-are.htm
1 Jul 2019
MKSAP Quiz: aching knee pain and stiffness
Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective, but cost may hinder its useHPV testing more sensitive than conventional screen
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/04/3.htm
4 May 2010