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Alcohol is associated with so many benefits and harms that it's hard to know where to start talking to patients about using it. One place might be alcohol misuse and abuse. Teach patients where they fall on the continuum of drinking behavior.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/alcohol.htm
1 Jan 2013
Test yourself case study: hepatic mass
ACP Internist has brought back its MKSAP quiz. This popular feature was so heavily requested by our readers that we're restoring it in our print edition and ACP Internist Weekly e-mail updates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/mksap.htm
1 Oct 2008
Bariatric surgery device linked to deaths
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/10/bariatric-surgery-device-linked-to-deaths.htm
1 Oct 2017
New hot flash treatment approved, olmesartan label changed
This regulatory update covers approval of the first nonhormonal treatment for hot flashes associated with menopause, a label change for olmesartan causing intestinal problems, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/fda.htm
1 Sep 2013
Warning on PPIs and C. diff, contraceptive pill mixup
Recalls, warnings, approvals and other regulatory news.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/fda.htm
1 Apr 2012
Elusive Sjogren's manageable—if diagnosed
Lack of awareness compounds a condition that is exceedingly difficult to diagnose. Experts offer signs and symptoms for ruling it out or diagnosing it more quickly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/sjogrens.htm
1 Mar 2009
Internists must reassume the mantle of the ‘doctor's doctor’
The future of the general medicine specialist is in fact bright, but it will require a significant effort on an individual, professional, and societal level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/internists-must-reassume-the-mantle-of-the-doctors-doctor.htm
1 Jan 2020
Insulin cartridge holders recalled, HCV drug approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/insulin-cartridge-holders-recalled-hcv-drug-approved.htm
1 Sep 2017
Lack of kidneys for transplant raises debates
A shortage of transplantable organs has led to previously unthought-of issues that entangle ethics, policy, costs and clinical complications. Internists now must consider transplant tourists, long waits and “donation chains” as factors in their patient counseling.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/transplants.htm
1 Feb 2011
Six months post-disaster, challenges remain for Japanese medicine
The first result of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan this past March was obvious and undeniable.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2011