Regular medication reviews are essential in older patients given the growing risks of polypharmacy defined as taking five or more prescription drugs Image by Burlingham

Tackling deprescribing in older adults

Polypharmacy increases the risk for poor outcomes and often results from drugs being continued longer than necessary, leading to a heavier burden of care.

Vaccines effective, and controversial, since their invention

The amount of vaccine misinformation and disinformation in recent years has truly been astounding, ACP's President says.

Diamonds are forever, or are they?

It has been 60 years since Medicare and Medicaid were first established, and ACP will be advocating to protect, maintain, and improve both programs now and into the future.

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Build your career into your job description

Physicians should try out strategies to prioritize career-advancing projects, even when day-to-day tasks are keeping them too busy.

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Physicians sound the alarm at Leadership Day

Nearly 500 ACP members descended on Washington, D.C., in April to meet with lawmakers and staffers alike, championing causes aimed at sustaining and bolstering the internal medicine workforce.

No ironclad values for iron deficiency

What lab values constitute iron deficiency and when people might benefit from iron replacement have been evolving.

FDA approves blood test to aid in Alzheimer's diagnosis

This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.

Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives

ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP.

Smoking cessation, deprescribing, and more

Stories on Leadership Day, career building, and iron deficiency are also featured.

MKSAP Quiz: Skin lesion on the shoulder

A 67-year-old man is evaluated during an annual physical examination. He feels well, and his only concern is a spot on the back of his left shoulder that he first noticed several months ago. Following a physical exam, what is the most likely diagnosis?

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