The next issue of ACP Internist is online

The July/August issue of ACP Internist is available online.

Baby boomers' health isn't what they expect. The normal aspects of aging will place extraordinary demands on the health care system as the baby boomers enter their retirement years. Sheer numbers, coupled with high expectations of this population, pose a problem for primary care. Learn more, and take our poll on how this trend impacts your practice.

Better treatment, low awareness for hepatitis C. Amid rising rates of long-term hepatitis C infection, particularly among older populations, better treatments are available to treat the condition. But first, patients have to know they have it, and internists can provide the diagnosis.

Advance directives are the beginning of care, not the end. Despite the best planning, patients may change their minds at the end of life once they recognize their unique situations, and can make sometimes surprising decisions.

More stories and the latest MKSAP Quiz are now online.