Search results for "Clinical Research"
The push toward a COVID-19 vaccine
As America closes in on a vaccine for COVID-19, experts focus on which ones will work best, if at all, how to ramp up production, and how to fairly administer millions of doses.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/the-push-toward-a-covid-19-vaccine.htm
1 Nov 2020
Residents reimagine antiracism curriculum
Residents interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion are taking matters into their own hands, creating new training initiatives about the subject as a formal part of their medical school curriculum.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/residents-reimagine-antiracism-curriculum.htm
1 Jul 2021
Automated office blood pressure readings may avoid ‘white coat effect’
Physicians may be reluctant to adopt automated readings because of uncertainty about their advantages, study authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2019
Chapter awardees
In recognition of their outstanding service, exceptional individuals received chapter awards in the winter and spring of 2014.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/awards.htm
1 May 2014
Recognize and react is theme underlying latest stroke studies
Conference coverage focuses on studies about abdominal obesity, symptoms and the importance of dialing 911 first.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/three.htm
1 May 2008
Obituaries
Included in this month's listings are former ACP President Ralph O. Wallerstein, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/obituaries.htm
1 Jul 2009
ACP chapter meetings are great for CME and for collegiality too
Chapter meetings have underlying similarities and distinctive features, too.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/president.htm
1 Feb 2008
Maintaining men's health in middle age
Adrenopause, somatopause, andropause... manopause? They all give internists pause when considering men's health as they reach middle age. As men try to maintain optimum health, doctors need to define what exactly that is.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/04/mens-health.htm
1 Apr 2014
At-home monitoring with wearable ECG patch associated with higher rate of new afib diagnosis
As part of the industry-supported mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes (mSToPS) trial, researchers randomized members of a large national health plan who had an increased likelihood of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation to immediately start active home-based monitoring or delay monitoring by four months.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/17/4.htm
17 Jul 2018
Experts discuss the data on post-COVID-19 symptoms
ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's ninth COVID-19 forum addressing postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) offered a better understanding of persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/experts-discuss-the-data-on-post-covid-19-symptoms.htm
1 Jul 2022