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Decision aids improved afib patients' knowledge
A trial of decision aids for patients and clinicians found that patients with atrial fibrillation engaged in better shared decision making about stroke prevention treatment with these interventions than if they were randomized to usual care.
DoxyPEP effective for preventing syphilis, chlamydia
Two studies of early uptake of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) found decreases in sexually transmitted infections at both the population and the clinic level.
MKSAP Quiz: Discussing results of bone mineral density testing
A 46-year-old woman is evaluated at a follow-up visit to discuss results of bone mineral density testing. She has a 10-year history of myasthenia gravis and is receiving long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Following a fracture risk assessment, what is the most appropriate treatment?
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.
Early Bird savings for Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 end on Jan. 31
The meeting is scheduled to take place April 3-5 in New Orleans.
Spotlight on internal medicine physician leaders
Read this month's profile of Swapnil Patel, MD, MHCM, FACP, detailing how his training in internal medicine laid the foundation for his role as a leader.
And the winner is …
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.