Search results for "Epilepsy"
Obesity prevalence varies significantly among Asian American subgroups
Overall, Asian Americans had a 11.7% obesity prevalence, but rates varied from as high as 16.8% in Filipino Americans and 15.3% in Japanese Americans to 6.5% in Chinese Americans and 6.3% in Vietnamese Americans.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2022
OTC birth control pill, naloxone gain approval
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/otc-birth-control-pill-naloxone-gain-approval.htm
1 Sep 2023
New ACP living practice points, mortality data on COVID-19
The College offered recommendations on outpatient COVID-19 treatments. Three studies looked at shifts in mortality from COVID-19 at different times and places. An international study compared infections in health care workers with medical masks versus N95s.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/29/2.htm
29 Nov 2022
In time for Halloween, health care specters arise
ACP's Chief Advocacy Officer explains why the state of U.S. primary health care keeps her up at night.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/in-time-for-halloween-health-care-specters-arise.htm
1 Oct 2023
Call for spring 2023 Board of Governors resolutions
By initiating a resolution, ACP members can focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. The deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the spring 2023 Board of Governors meeting is Oct. 4.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/26/6.htm
26 Jul 2022
Prepare for ABIM's new Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment with MKSAP 19
The Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment is a timed, open-book examination consisting of questions for internists to answer each quarter over a five-year period.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/29/5.htm
29 Mar 2022
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, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Mar 2022
Tips on transforming practices to fit changing models of care
When transitioning a medical practice into a patient-centered model, one of the first steps involves focusing on high-risk patients and developing a plan for more intensive management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/01/transformation.htm
1 Jan 2014
MKSAP Quiz: 1-week history of recurrent episodes of facial pain
A 36-year-old woman with relapsing-remitting MS is evaluated for a 1-week history of recurrent episodes of facial pain that are 1 to 3 seconds in duration and occur spontaneously dozens of times throughout the day. The pain is sharp, severe, and located in the right infraorbital area. During this same period, she has developed worsening bilateral lower extremity weakness and urinary incontinence. After a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most likely cause of the facial pain?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/25/3.htm
25 Apr 2017
Concussions cause cognitive concerns
Traumatic brain injury accounts for three million ED visits a year and at least another three to six million visits for outpatient medical care several days after the injury, without an ED visit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/concussions-cause-cognitive-concerns.htm
1 Feb 2019