Search results for "Perspectives"
Bringing patients onto the diagnostic team
Patients and physicians may look at clinical diagnoses, and misdiagnoses, very differently, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/bringing-patients-onto-the-diagnostic-team.htm
1 Nov 2024
Different perspectives but the same goal: providing the best possible care to patients
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, looks back in his final column for ACP on KevinMD at the trends and topics that inspired him for the last five years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/07/6.htm
7 Nov 2017
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Alzheimer's disease, early-onset cancer, and more stories
This month's issue covers Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer mutations, and "skinny label" generic drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/alzheimers-disease-early-onset-cancer-and-more-stories.htm
1 Nov 2024
Article, podcast feature former ACP President discussing importance of IMGs
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, former ACP President, advocated for international medical graduates (IMGs) on KevinMD.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/08/06/5.htm
6 Aug 2024
Playing the long game for budget, physician fee reforms
At a time of significant political polarization, funding the government becomes critical and difficult.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/playing-the-long-game-for-budget-physician-fee-reforms.htm
1 Nov 2024
Study examines patients' perspectives on direct-to-consumer genetic tests
An editorial concluded that deceptive marketing messages by genomic testing companies create unrealistic expectations about the health benefits of at-home genetic tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/01/1.htm
1 Mar 2016
One pill can kill: Tackling substance use disorders
ACP believes that substance use disorders are a chronic medical condition and should be managed as such.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/one-pill-can-kill-tackling-substance-use-disorders.htm
1 Oct 2024
A farewell perspective after 4 decades of advocacy
ACP's Special Advisor to the Chief Advocacy Officer and SVP Emeritus reflects on forty years of pursuing social justice and equity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/a-farewell-perspective-after-4-decades-of-advocacy.htm
1 Jul 2022
Sickle cell gene therapy cost-effective if less than $2 million per person
Two models projected fewer pain crisis events with gene therapy over a lifetime, which can offset the high upfront administration costs, study authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/23/1.htm
23 Jan 2024