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Two ACP members toured Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities near the Texas/Mexico border to evaluate the processes and environmental conditions affecting human health at the facilities.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/im-physicians-join-health-inspections-at-the-border.htm
1 Jan 2023
ED is dynamic, associated with modifiable risk factors that may precede other chronic diseases
Several modifiable risk factors for erectile dysfunction, including obesity, physical activity, and alcohol intake, were identified by a recent Australian study.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/29/5.htm
29 Apr 2014
The more you know … the more you know
Physicians should be in charge of health care teams because of the breadth and quality of their medical education.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/the-more-you-know-the-more-you-know.htm
1 Jan 2023
Food insecurity threatens public health in the U.S., ACP says
A College position paper makes recommendations for strengthening the nation's food insecurity response, while new research finds that social programs for housing, food, and transportation may help reduce inpatient admissions and ED visits in adult Medicaid patients.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/05/2.htm
5 Jul 2022
15th annual Global Forum highlights lessons learned from COVID-19
At ACP's Global Forum in Chicago, attendees discussed how internal medicine specialists have been essential in addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/15th-annual-global-forum-highlights-lessons-learned-from-COVID-19.htm
1 Jan 2023
Inappropriate medications prescribed in some Medicare patients with CKD, study finds
Over a third of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) enrolled in a Medicare plan's Medication Therapy Management program in 2018 received a prescription for at least one potentially inappropriate medication.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/02/5.htm
2 Feb 2021
Encouraging change with motivational interviewing
Physicians can adopt these interviewing techniques to help patients accomplish goals like smoking cessation.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/10/encouraging-change-with-motivational-interviewing.htm
1 Oct 2022
AHA encourages rapid diet assessment in primary care to combat diet-related diseases
For clinicians facing time constraints, several validated screener tools, whether administered in the office or through the EHR, can provide immediate actionable dietary feedback, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/18/5.htm
18 Aug 2020
ACP releases paper on methods for developing evidence-based clinical policy papers
ACP's methodology meets the standards of the Guidelines International Network and the National Academy of Medicine.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2019
Pandemic provides impetus for POLSTs
ACP Advance: COVID-19 Recovery Program helps practices use team-based quality improvement to improve systems of care for patients with or at risk for COVID-19.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/01/pandemic-provides-impetus-for-polsts.htm
1 Jan 2022