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Internal medicine subspecialists, other specialty care physicians provide many primary care services
Almost 40% of medical visits for primary care services were to non-primary care physicians, a new study found.
2012 a bad year for West Nile virus
West Nile virus has been more active in 2012 than in any year since the disease was first detected, the CDC recently reported.
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and dyspnea in an elderly man
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 72-year-old man for fatigue and dyspnea.
Little evidence on screening for CKD, USPSTF says
The current evidence is insufficient to determine whether asymptomatic patients should be screened for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Commercial screening tests not always indicated, ethical
Commercial screening tests marketed directly to the consumer are not always indicated or ethical, according to a recent opinion piece.
Drug may reduce transfusions but increase thrombosis in liver disease patients having elective invasive procedures
Eltrombopag, an oral thrombopoietin-receptor agonist, may reduce the need for platelet transfusions in patients with thrombocytopenia and chronic liver disease who are undergoing invasive elective procedures, but risk for portal-vein thrombosis may increase, according to a new industry-funded study.
Correctional health care conference to be held in October
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care will hold its national conference Oct. 20-24 in Las Vegas.
ACP receives three-year federal grant to increase adult immunization rates
The CDC awarded ACP with an initial $175,000 grant for 2012-2013 to create a three-year evidence-based program to increase adult immunization rates in five states.
And the winner is …
ACP InternistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.