Opinion
The power and promise of person-generated health data (Part II)
While PGHD has the potential to help people, it also presents new challenges.
News
Clinical management guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa
HS is a chronic inflammatory condition with complex medical management and surgical treatment options.
Opinion
Are patient portals living up to the hype? Ask your mother-in-law!
How to keep patient portals from being locked doors to those they’re designed to help.
Opinion
USPSTF recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Men and women face different AAA risks, while smoking and family history also shape individual risk.
Opinion
The power and promise of person-generated health data – part 1
Health-related data from personal computing devices such as wearables and smartphones could sharpen diagnosis and treatment.
Opinion
Is there a (robotic) doctor in the house?
Research published by Washington University’s Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems (CASAS) describes a technology that aims to help...
Opinion
Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia
The practice guideline was jointly written by an ad hoc committee of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Opinion
USPSTF recommendations on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer
They recommend using screening tools focusing on family history that primary care physicians can utilize to determine who should be referred for...
Opinion
A cigarette in one hand and a Fitbit on the other
For almost all adults, the most important habits to develop are still related to diet and exercise.
Opinion
Summary: Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection USPSTF recommendation statement
New cases of HIV might be decreasing overall, but the incidence is rising in some groups.
Opinion
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
Opinion
The 21st Century Cures Act: Tearing down fortresses to put patients first
“A fortress not only protects those inside of it, but it also enslaves them to work.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
As...
Opinion
Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux
GERD is difficult to diagnose in infants.
Opinion
Technology and the evolution of medical knowledge: What’s happening in the background
An important development is an increasing recognition that randomized trials have one nagging but critical limitation – generalizability.
Opinion
Prevention and Treatment of Traveler’s Diarrhea
Family Medicine physicians discuss this guideline by the International Society of Travel Medicine.