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Antiseizure medications linked with many obstetrical, perinatal complications, review finds
Women who took antiseizure medication had a more than doubled risk of spontaneous miscarriage, but separating the effects of the medical conditions necessitating these medications from those of the medications themselves is difficult, a meta-analysis of 75 studies found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/01/14/4.htm
14 Jan 2025
Overreliance on NPs a serious concern
A reader responds to a recent President's Message.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2025
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Risk for CVD events elevated years before type 2 diabetes diagnosis
A Danish study found that patients with type 2 diabetes had a twofold higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events as long as three decades before their diagnosis versus matched comparators.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/03/2.htm
3 Dec 2024
Age and the rising risk of falling
More than 14 million U.S. adults, one in four of those ages 65 years and older, report falling each year, according to federal data.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/age-and-the-rising-risk-of-falling.htm
1 Jan 2025
Registration is open for precourses at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025
The one- and two-day courses cover a variety of internal medicine subjects, including a new course on nutrition in medical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/01/07/6.htm
7 Jan 2025
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.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jan 2025
Diabetes drugs associated with a lower rate of asthma attacks
The associations between asthma and metformin and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists were found regardless of glycemic control, weight, or asthma type.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/26/1.htm
26 Nov 2024
Intensive BP control improved outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, trial finds
A composite of nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, treatment or hospitalization for heart failure, or death from cardiovascular causes was significantly lower among patients treated to a blood pressure (BP) target of less than 120 mm Hg versus one below 140 mm Hg.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/26/4.htm
26 Nov 2024
Better diagnosis, treatment of PCOS
Up to 70% of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) go undiagnosed and one-third experience diagnostic delays of more than two years.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/better-diagnosis-treatment-of-pcos.htm
1 Sep 2024