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Reviews find little to no evidence of adverse health effects from meat consumption
Researchers conducted five separate reviews looking for associations between meat consumption and outcomes, including mortality and cancer incidence, and produced a guideline based on their findings.
Oral lefamulin noninferior to oral moxifloxacin in treating community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
Approved by the FDA in August, lefamulin is an “important addition to the current antibiotic armamentarium,” although barriers to use will likely include cost and tolerability concerns, an editor's note said.
MKSAP Quiz: Ongoing symptoms of dysphagia
A 30-year-old man is evaluated for ongoing symptoms of dysphagia. He was previously diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis on upper endoscopy and has completed an 8-week course of swallowed aerosolized fluticasone, which did not alleviate his symptoms. Following a physical exam and upper endoscopy, what is the most appropriate treatment?
New model found to help predict 20-year risk of COPD
Prediction of future lung function could let clinicians identify those at high risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the trajectory of lung function decline varies greatly among individuals, the authors noted.
ACP Advance Physician-Led Coaching Service to be showcased in Oct. 9 webinar
The free 30-minute webinar will explain how the new coaching service can help physicians achieve the needs and quality goals of their organizations.
Why should you belong to a medical professional society?
In his latest KevinMD column, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, describes how medical societies positively affect the lives and careers of individual physicians, the state of medicine at large, and the well-being of patients.
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.