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Rethinking the value of the annual exam

Patients expect it and internists won't let it go. But does the evidence support the need for the periodic health exam? Experts weigh in on the value of regularly seeing a patient on a preventive basis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/annual.htm
1 Jan 2010

MKSAP Quiz: aching in joints of hands and knees

BPH drug may lower prostate cancer incidence, effect on mortality unknown
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/06/3.htm
6 Apr 2010

Taking a drink: what patients should know

Alcohol is associated with so many benefits and harms that it's hard to know where to start talking to patients about using it. One place might be alcohol misuse and abuse. Teach patients where they fall on the continuum of drinking behavior.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/alcohol.htm
1 Jan 2013

Tailor prostate screening based on life expectancy, ASCO recommends

A provisional clinical opinion from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommends against prostate-specific antigen screening for men with a life expectancy of 10 years or less.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/2.htm
24 Jul 2012

Research model supports strategies that increase PSA screening interval and age-specific thresholds for biopsy

Using higher thresholds for biopsy referral for older men and screening men with initially low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels less frequently seem to reduce harms of screening while preserving lives, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/5.htm
5 Feb 2013

Generic pioglitazone, new HIV combination pill approved

This regulatory update covers approvals of the first generic form of pioglitazone and a combination form of emtricitabine, tonofavir and two new drugs for patients new to HIV treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/fda.htm
1 Nov 2012

Benefit of PSA screening diminished in an analysis of ERSPC data using QALYs

A new analysis quantified the effects of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening on men's quality of life.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/21/4.htm
21 Aug 2012

First blood test approved to evaluate concussion

This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/first-blood-test-approved-to-evaluate-concussion.htm
1 Apr 2018

A1c predicts cardiovascular disease, death in nondiabetics

A1c predicts cardiovascular disease, death in nondiabeticsGuidelines suggest more informed consent for prostate cancer screening
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/09/1.htm
9 Mar 2010

When and how to use new phone and Internet E/M coding

There are three new codes for providing E/M over the telephone and one new code for E/M services provided via Internet resources.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/ten.htm
1 Apr 2008

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