Commentary
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care: World Health Organization’s Updated Influenza Guidelines for 2024
It would be helpful to have a [vaccination] strategy in place to prevent infection in populations rather than focusing just on exposed individuals...
Commentary
Five Essential Nutrients for Patients on GLP-1s
Regularly monitoring patients on GLP-1 RAs through blood work to check vitamin levels and body composition analysis can be helpful in assessing...
The Optimized Doctor
Doing the Best They Can
Remember you, the doctor, are good inside as is your discourteous patient, disaffected staff member, or sometimes mendacious teenager.
Commentary
The Sexual Revolution Has Been Great — For Men
The gap between what women want and what medical education and the pharmaceutical-regulatory complex are providing is intolerably wide.
Commentary
Once-Weekly Insulin: A Game-Changer for Primary Care
“Game-changer” is an overused term, but from the perspective of primary care, it applies to once-weekly insulin.
Opinion
Abnormal TSH: Forget it or Fret it?
Medications and the presence of a minor infection can affect TSH values.
Opinion
A 71-year-old White female developed erosions after hip replacement surgery 2 months prior to presentation
Direct immunofluorescence was positive for linear/granular IgG deposition throughout the epithelial cell surfaces.
Commentary
Treating Family: Ethicist Discusses Whether It’s Appropriate
In the long run, the policy about not treating your family and friends makes sense.
Commentary
Harnessing Doxycycline for STI Prevention: A Vital Role for Primary Care Physicians
By offering comprehensive, holistic care, including prophylaxis, primary care physicians can prevent infections and address conditions before they...
Commentary
Starting Mammography at Age 40 May Backfire Due to False Positives
A patient who follows the USPSTF recommendation and starts screening at age 40 has a 42% chance of having at least...
Commentary
Should There Be a Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians?
How do we best measure, assess, and revalidate elderly physicians and surgeons?