Opinion

Home HPV Testing: A New Frontier in Primary Care
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
If approved, home HPV testing could be a game-changer for patients who have difficulty attending in-person visits.
Opinion

Which recommendations on screening, diagnosing, and treating eating disorders are most helpful?
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
Recently, it has become more widely accepted that eating disorders may be found across people of a variety of socioeconomic statuses.
Opinion

How to have a safer and more joyful holiday season
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
Unfortunately, the risks associated with gathering are not over.
Opinion

Preparing for back to school amid monkeypox outbreak and ever-changing COVID landscape
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
The best defense that we currently have against COVID is the vaccine.
News

Recommendations for improving federal diabetes programs: How primary care clinicians can help with implementation
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
Recent advances in diabetes treatments have not been translated quickly into practice, and, when they have been, there have been disparities in...
Opinion

Primary care docs have role to play in hypertension prevention and treatment for women of reproductive age
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
AHA issues statement concerning hypertension in pregnancy, outlining many prevention and treatment options.
Opinion

Booster recommendations for pregnant women, teens, and other groups explained
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
CDC makes specific statements about individuals who are pregnant.
Opinion

New guidance for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
Some are concerned and confused about the implications of this guidance.
Opinion

Colorectal cancer screening guidelines: How to make best use of all of them
- Author:
- Santina J.G. Wheat, MD
Chadwick Boseman’s death has highlighted two important concerns about current screening guidelines for colorectal cancer.