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AHA statement reviews efficacy, safety of CAM therapies in patients with heart failure

Potentially beneficial complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies included omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, coenzyme Q10, D-ribose, and L-carnitine, the American Heart Association (AHA) said.

Pandemic may have led to changes in buprenorphine treatment initiation, retention

While more U.S. patients received buprenorphine for opioid use disorder between March 13 and Dec. 1, 2020, than during the same period in 2019, there were about 17% fewer new prescriptions than expected, a recent study found.

MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up for hypertension, chronic kidney disease

A 74-year-old woman is evaluated during a follow-up visit for hypertension and slowly progressive chronic kidney disease. She reports that she feels well and has no symptoms. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most appropriate management?

Devices to restore hearing may avert cognitive decline, improve cognitive test scores

Physicians should strongly encourage their patients with hearing loss to use restorative devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, according to the authors of a new meta-analysis that found significant cognitive benefits with the devices.

ACP CME transcripts available for review

ACP members can easily view and print a record of all the ACP CME credits they have earned over the past six years and get a separate list of activities they completed related to specific topics required by their state, if applicable.

New IM-ITE feedback feature in MKSAP 19

The feedback feature locates educational objectives of all the questions a resident answered incorrectly on the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination and links to related MKSAP content, enabling focused study based on the missed questions.

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ACP Internist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.