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Daily low-dose aspirin associated with falls in healthy older people

A substudy of a randomized controlled trial found no improvement in risk for first fracture but a higher risk for serious falls in healthy patients ages 70 years and older taking 100 mg of aspirin per day versus those who were not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/15/1.htm
15 Nov 2022

Internists can help with alcohol misuse

New legislation in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that insurance plans cover alcohol treatment as an essential health care benefit, prompting internists to integrate care for alcohol use disorders into their practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/alcohol.htm
1 Oct 2015

Binge drinking shows potential to predict alcohol problems in people who drink moderately

Compared with a regular pattern of drinking, a binge pattern of drinking was independently and significantly associated with an increase in the number of alcohol problems nine years later, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/21/4.htm
21 Jun 2022

Helping more patients quit smoking

Asking patients about smoking and advising them to quit is not enough to set them up for success.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/helping-more-patients-quit-smoking.htm
1 Jun 2022

New studies analyze risk factors, treatments for afib

One study found that early rhythm control was better than rate control for low-risk patients, another found that age at menarche and menopause was associated with afib risk, and another indicated that women's lower risk for afib is due to their smaller body size compared with men.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/06/1.htm
6 Sep 2022

Experts offer optimism on overcoming obesity

ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine hosted a forum on managing the epidemic levels of obesity in America.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/experts-offer-optimism-on-overcoming-obesity.htm
1 May 2023

Latest COVID-19 research details local vaccine reactions, ineffective outpatient treatments

A case series described delayed skin reactions to vaccination, and randomized trials indicated that ivermectin, azithromycin, and convalescent plasma didn't help mildly ill patients. Several studies focused on the increase in alcohol use during the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/09/1.htm
9 Mar 2021

Prevent, recognize impairment

Professional duties require physicians to recognize and address physician illness and impairment, but it is often difficult to recognize a colleague's condition and find an appropriate way of reporting and resolving it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/prevent-recognize-impairment.htm
1 Sep 2019

Alcohol abstinence may reduce secondary atrial fibrillation, randomized trial finds

An editorial noted the potential difficulty of convincing patients who drink regularly to abstain from alcohol long enough to make a difference.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/07/2.htm
7 Jan 2020

Detecting unhealthy drug use

The COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing isolation and stress have been associated with a sharp increase in substance use as a coping mechanism, as well as drug overdose deaths.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/detecting-unhealthy-drug-use.htm
1 Mar 2021

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