Family Medicine Perspective

• Do Older vs Younger Docs Treat AF Differently?   Do cardiologists from the AFFIRM generation treat AF less aggressively than the EAST-AFNET generation? Bob Harrington and Jonathan Piccini discuss this and upcoming trials on atrial fibrillation.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 29, 2022
• LAMA Takes a Hit in New Update We've heard this story before; LAMA monotherapy is the latest casualty of current asthma treatment.
  Medscape Critical Care, September 29, 2022
• Reducing Waste, Going Green With Diabetes Technology   What are the initiatives to decrease waste from diabetes technology? Lutz Heinemann, PhD, discusses steps to move toward green diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 29, 2022
• The Bionic Pancreas Triumphs in Pivotal Trial   We are closer than ever to a truly hands-free closed-loop insulin delivery system for type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape, September 28, 2022
• Polio in 2022: Some Concerns but Vaccine Still Works Christopher J. Harrison, MD, discusses the resurgence of polio and the vaccines.
  MDedge, September 28, 2022
• Substance and Opioid Abuse Report 2022 Physicians reveal their attitudes about substance abuse and how those challenges affect themselves and their patient's lives.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 28, 2022
• Losing and Preserving Dignity "We push to reduce backlogs, offer same-time virtual care, work to reduce costs. We've driven medicine to the efficient and left little of the dignity it seems," observes Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA.
  MDedge, September 28, 2022
• How Expressing Creativity Will Make You a Better Doctor Physicians can benefit by using both sides of their brain -- on and off the job.
  Medscape Blogs, September 28, 2022
• Me, My Spouse, and COVID In a 'Families in Psychiatry' column, Dr Alison Heru describes how the COVID-19 lockdown was handled in her house, and discusses various studies that examined family functioning during the pandemic.
  MDedge, September 27, 2022
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Resistance in the US   Arjun Srinivasan, MD, deputy director for program improvement in the division of healthcare quality promotion at the CDC, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 27, 2022
• Schizophrenia, Postmodernism: A Philosophical Treatment Exercise Hard Talk columnists note that patients with schizophrenia 'deserve to have their thoughts addressed in a therapeutic framework' -- and that philosophy provides psychiatry with tools on how to do so.
  MDedge, September 27, 2022
• No Such Thing as an Easy Fix Neurologist Allan Block notes that although it's common for people to look for shortcuts, there's no easy fix when it comes to research — and life in general.
  MDedge, September 27, 2022
• UKPDS Legacy Effects: The Importance of Treating Hyperglycemia Early   Dr Holman gives an update on the latest findings from the UK Prospective Diabetes Study. What have we learned from 44 years of data on complications in type 2 diabetes?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 27, 2022
• Talking to Teens Duy Nguyen, MD, discusses his experience in speaking to and relating to teenagers as a high school teacher and clinician.
  MDedge, September 27, 2022
• Natural Fertility: When Less Can Be More Experts discuss the pros and cons of natural fertility.
  MDedge, September 27, 2022
• New Nonstatin Cholesterol Lowering Drugs: How to Use Them   Dr Skolnik gives a quick summary of guidance on incorporating new agents that provide alternatives to statin monotherapy.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 27, 2022
• The Pandemic Is NOT Over Biden betrayed the public by saying the pandemic is over.
  Medscape Blogs, September 27, 2022
• Could a Vaccine Fix the Fentanyl Crisis?   Drs Robert Glatter and Paul J. Christo discuss the ongoing and worsening fentanyl crisis in the United States.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, September 27, 2022
• Learning From Patient Experiences in Major Depressive Disorder   Joseph Goldberg, MD, reflects on the patients with major depressive disorder who have made a meaningful impact on his approach.
  Medscape, September 27, 2022
• Problem-Solving in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder   Joseph Goldberg, MD, reflects on the mentors who have shaped his approach to solving complex problems from an empirical perspective.
  Medscape, September 27, 2022