Search results for "Well-being"
Looking at LARCs in primary care
This issue includes stories on long-acting reversible contraceptives, medications for type 2 diabetes, and issues affecting the elderly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/editors-note.htm
1 May 2022
Many recent studies reporting on COVID-19 vaccines' safety, effectiveness
New studies looked at the safety of the adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines, the effectiveness of almost all the vaccines, and the impacts of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy and on long-term cardiac function. A physician columnist addressed pandemic-related anger.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/11/1.htm
11 May 2021
Extreme risk protection orders show potential for reducing firearms-related injury
A descriptive study in Washington State, where an extreme risk protection order law went into effect in December 2016, examined the circumstances in which such orders were filed, as well as characteristics of the respondents.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2020
ACP addresses systemic racism, commits to being an antiracist organization
A new policy statement outlined the College's recommendations for addressing and mitigating systemic racism, including discrimination in law enforcement, as well as its commitment to expanding existing policies on disparities in health care and on hate crimes as a public health issue.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/23/4.htm
23 Jun 2020
Why medicine should be a laughing matter
Laughter offers health benefits and can be creatively incorporated into clinical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/why-medicine-should-be-a-laughing-matter.htm
1 May 2022
Jan. 14 webinar covers “Mindfulness in Medicine: What Physicians Need to Know”
The free one-hour webinar begins at 3 p.m. ET and is open to all ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/07/5.htm
7 Jan 2020
Seeking mastery in medicine
In his latest KevinMD column, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, analyzes what pursuing mastery in medicine might look like in physicians' daily lives.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/07/6.htm
7 Jan 2020
Breaking the cycle of patient trauma
A trauma-informed approach to health care involves recognition of the widespread impact of trauma and its signs and symptoms in patients and clinicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/breaking-the-cycle-of-patient-trauma.htm
1 Feb 2019
Latest research shows impact of COVID-19 on other health care
Hospitalizations for stroke and myocardial infarction, ED visits, cancer diagnoses, and trials for conditions other than COVID-19 all dropped during the pandemic, recent studies show.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/11/1.htm
11 Aug 2020
New authorization, guidance on vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was authorized by the FDA and recommended by the CDC, additional guidance was issued on the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine held a forum on encouraging vaccine uptake.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/22/1.htm
22 Dec 2020