Search results for "Conference Coverage"
Catch up on new COPD guidelines
Updated guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease revised the definition and staging of the condition, and an expert offers tips for optimal care.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2018/06/catch-up-on-new-copd-guidelines.htm
1 Jun 2018
‘Geriatric tsunami’ carries elderly obesity
By 2030, more than 20% of the U.S. population is expected to be over the age of 65, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The expected rise in functional impairment in later years can be staved off with a healthy lifestyle.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2017/02/elderly.htm
1 Feb 2017
Trying to temper a 'twindemic'
This issue addressed the upcoming flu season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, policies around mammography, and medical tourism.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/10/trying-to-temper-a-twindemic.htm
1 Oct 2021
Digging into the causes and fixes of resistant hypertension
An enduring challenge is figuring out why patients appear to have resistant hypertension and how to cure them of it.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2016/09/hypertension.htm
1 Sep 2016
‘Right-to-try’ laws spark debate
This issue covers the ethics of right-to-try laws in the United States, the potential of ransomware to disrupt a physician's office, and conference coverage from infectious disease and cardiology sessions.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2018/01/right-to-try-laws-spark-debate.htm
1 Jan 2018
10 tips for inpatient geriatric care
Optimizing inpatient geriatric care is a common priority for physicians, according to a speaker at the Society of Hospital Medicine's 2016 meeting, held in San Diego in March.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2016/06/geriatrics.htm
1 Jun 2016
Problems and potential with probiotics
Probiotics are becoming more prevalent in both consumer and health care settings, but the excitement is tempered by problems, including how to define what is and what isn't one.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2018/01/problems-and-potential-with-probiotics.htm
1 Jan 2018
Chronic fatigue syndrome gets new criteria
This issue covers topics including chronic fatigue, dietary cholesterol, and conference coverage about managing afib and giving medical lectures.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2015/06/editors.htm
1 Jun 2015
CDC seeks more testing for ‘huge uptick’ in HCV incidence
Screening everyone born from 1945 to 1965 at least once would be able to diagnose 75% of people who are living with chronic hepatitis C, according to one expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2016/01/hepatitis.htm
1 Jan 2016
Advice for physicians requesting air medical transport
When picturing air medical transport, many people think of helicopters, but there are often other options.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2017/01/air-medical-transport.htm
1 Jan 2017