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Poor olfaction linked to long-term mortality risk in older adults
Cumulative risk for death within 10 years was 46% higher in those with poor olfaction versus those with good olfaction and 30% higher at year 13.
ACP member feedback requested on short surveys on pain and substance use disorders
Information gathered will be used to better understand how to reduce and remove barriers to optimal pain care and treatment for substance use disorders.
MKSAP quiz: Follow-up for multiple myeloma
A 62-year-old man diagnosed with multiple myeloma 3 weeks ago is found to have multiple lytic lesions in the spine and pelvis on follow-up examination. His vertebral height was maintained. He is receiving bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for myeloma. After physical examination and laboratory studies, what is the most appropriate management?
Osteoporosis screening, treatment uncommon after stroke
Among 16,581 patients, 5.1% underwent poststroke bone mineral density testing and 15.5% received fracture prevention treatment within one year.
ACP's Clinical Skills Committee accepting proposals
The Committee places a priority on interactive workshops that focus on the acquisition or improvement of procedural skills, physical examination skills, and communication skills.
Medicine and the AIDS epidemic
What was it like to be a physician in training in the mid-to-late 1980s?
Vote for your favorite entry
ACP Internist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.