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CDC releases new treatment guidelines for STDs

Any patient who tests positive for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis should be rescreened 3 months after treatment, according to the guidelines.

Systematic reviews look at diagnosis, treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Counseling and graded exercise therapy may benefit some patients who meet chronic fatigue syndrome case definitions.

MKSAP Quiz: routine examination for risk of rheumatoid arthritis

A 29-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine examination. She seeks advice in reducing her personal risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, because her mother was recently diagnosed with the disorder. What lifestyle modifications are most likely to reduce the patient's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis?

Combining benzodiazepines and opioids associated with overdose death risk

About half of the deaths from drug overdose in a cohort of U.S. veterans occurred among current benzodiazepine users concurrently prescribed opioids.

DynaMed Plus™, new clinical decision tool, to be accessible to ACP members for free

DynaMed Plus™ features hundreds of topics, including specialty content, overviews of conditions, and evidence-based recommendations for action, and more than 3,000 searchable medical graphics and images.

Physician burnout tool helps identify stressors

The module is part of the AMA's Steps Forward™ Initiative, a practice-based initiative that aims to provide physicians with strategies that can improve practice efficiency while also improving the patient experience and lowering overall costs through improved professional satisfaction.

Put words in our mouth

ACP Internist Weekly wants readers to create captions for our new cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service.