Search results for "Genetics"
Study examines patients' perspectives on direct-to-consumer genetic tests
An editorial concluded that deceptive marketing messages by genomic testing companies create unrealistic expectations about the health benefits of at-home genetic tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/01/1.htm
1 Mar 2016
Managing Alzheimer's disease when options are limited
Primary care physicians can expect to diagnose an increasing number of patients with Alzheimer's disease as the U.S. population ages. While clinicians have been more successful in diagnosing the disease early, effective treatments or prevention options are more scarce.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/alzheimers.htm
1 Mar 2016
Weighing the risks of valproate for epilepsy in women
Valproate may sometimes be the only treatment option for epilepsy in women of childbearing age. An expert explains how to handle the issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/epilepsy.htm
1 Feb 2016
USPSTF issues final recommendations on screening for breast cancer
They apply to asymptomatic women 40 years of age and older who do not have preexisting breast cancer or history of a high-risk breast lesion and who are not at high breast cancer risk due to a known underlying genetic mutation or history of chest radiation as a child.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/1.htm
12 Jan 2016
ACS changes breast cancer screening recommendations for women at average risk
Based on the available evidence, the American Cancer Society recommends that women who are at average risk of breast cancer should have regular screening mammography beginning at age 45.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/27/2.htm
27 Oct 2015
Taking the leap forward to precision medicine
Genomic targeted therapies may finally deliver the full promise of knowing the family medical history or considering environmental factors during a clinical examination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/precision-medicine.htm
1 Sep 2015
Rural prevention efforts face specific hurdles
This issue covers topics such as programs that improve rural health, effective advance care planning, and new tools such as precision medicine in clinical medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2015
MKSAP Quiz: 55-year-old man during a routine examination
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a man with a family history of hereditary hemochromatosis who drinks six to eight cans of beer per night.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/18/3.htm
18 Aug 2015
Five Choosing Wisely recommendations on ordering genetic tests offered
Duplicate genetic tests and apolipoprotein E genetic testing as a predictive test for Alzheimer's disease are just 2 of the “do nots.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/21/5.htm
21 Jul 2015
Oncologist optimistic about latest cancer treatments
Genomic targeted therapies and immune therapies are 2 areas that internists should know about, so they can refer their patients for such treatments, an expert says.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/07/cancer.htm
1 Jul 2015