Search results for "Colon Cancer Screening"
Earn trust, counter misinformation
Physicians are on the front lines of addressing medical misinformation, increasingly figuring out what to address and how.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/06/earn-trust-counter-misinformation.htm
1 Jun 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Colorectal cancer screening without colon preparation
A 65-year-old man is interested in initial colorectal cancer screening but adamantly refuses to undergo colon preparation and does not want to modify his diet. Medical and family histories and physical exam results are unremarkable, and he takes no medications. What is the most appropriate screening test?
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/08/3.htm
8 Oct 2019
Changes coming for colon cancer screening
Colonoscopies are an obvious target in the current push to decrease health care costs, given their expense and utilization, said experts at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago in May.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/07/colonoscopy.htm
1 Jul 2014
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. health care access, spending
Recent studies looked at differences by race and ethnicity in quality of ambulatory care for patients with Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare, health status and health care access, and health care spending over time.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/24/4.htm
24 Aug 2021
Safety nets catch at-risk patients
Brigham and Women's Hospital has seen positive results from creating ambulatory safety nets for patients at risk for cancer.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/01/safety-nets-catch-at-risk-patients.htm
1 Jan 2020
Laxative-free CT colonography may be acceptable alternative for cancer screening
Colon cancer screening with laxative-free computed tomographic colonography offers a better experience for patients and may be an acceptable alternate method, a new study indicates.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/15/4.htm
15 May 2012
In the News
New opioid therapy guidelines released; PFO closure may help migraines.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/04/in-the-news.htm
1 Apr 2009
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/08/7.htm
8 Jul 2014
Preventive care still on during COVID-19
COVID-19 may foster innovation in primary care as physicians describe various strategies to reconnect with patients, such as leveraging telemedicine visits to also explain the practice's coronavirus-related safety protocols, or systematically reviewing their panels to flag at-risk patients.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/11/preventive-care-still-on-during-covid-19.htm
1 Nov 2020
High-value management of patients with GI symptoms
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, rectal bleeding, and chronic diarrhea can be controlled better by applying high-value care.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2017/06/gastro.htm
1 Jun 2017