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Antibiotics more frequently prescribed in virtual versus in-person urgent care visits
More than half (58%) of virtual urgent care visits for respiratory infection resulted in an antibiotic prescription compared with 43% of in-person visits, with prescriptions largely driven by sinusitis diagnoses, a review within a single health system found.
Follow-up of cardiac hospitalizations lacking and disparities worsening, study finds
While follow-up after myocardial infarction or heart failure hospitalization gradually improved over a decade, disparities worsened for Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Medicaid dual-eligible patients, as well as patients residing in counties with higher levels of social deprivation.
MKSAP Quiz: Testing for a patient with hypogonadism
A 61-year-old man is evaluated for recently diagnosed hypogonadism, for which testosterone therapy will be initiated. He has no history of prostate cancer, cardiovascular disease, or venous thromboembolic disease. He has no symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness. Following a physical exam and lab tests, what is the most appropriate next step before initiating testosterone therapy?
Aspirin associated with colorectal cancer risk reduction in those with less healthy lifestyles
The least healthy patients had a 1.28% 10-year absolute risk reduction in colorectal cancer with aspirin use compared to only 0.11% among the healthiest patients who took aspirin, according to retrospective data from nurses and health professionals.
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.
ACP Hospitalist solicits ACP members' writing for upcoming special issue
Send us your vision of the future of hospital medicine—essays or stories, realistic or outlandish, optimistic or dystopian—in 1,000 words or less by Sept. 13.
Put words in our mouth
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP wants readers to create captions for our new cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program, or service.