Grace Halsey

The OIG is worried about the over prescribing of opioids for elders. What do you know about the issues?

In this short quiz, we challenge you to choose 4 correct figures and 1 correct fact from your vast store of knowledge on HCV infection.

Methadone and buprenorphine are underutilized as treatment for opioid addiction. Is one safer? More effective? More convenient? Take the quiz.

How does asthma affect cardiac morphology? Take this quick 5-question quiz to see what you know about the impact of asthma on other chronic disease.

The signs are everywhere. See if you recognize these 5 skin eruptions often seen when man gets back to nature.

Outdoor recreation is in full swing again. Here are 5 injuries you may need to identify, soon. What are they?

The combination of heat and in-home air pollutants is dangerous, but also modifiable, say authors of a new study.

See what you know about the magnitude of the shift toward novel oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation.

In case you missed these February headlines, here are 5 stories from around the Web of interest to primary care.

In case you missed these January headlines, here are 7 stories from around the Web of interest to primary care.

"Man Flu May be Real" reads a recent headline as reporters pick up results of a study on the impact of estrogen against influenza A. More, here.

We asked physicians what their resolutions were for 2016, either personal or professional. Here's what they said...

In this slide show we share a selection of 2015 articles by physicians that were notable for the author's message, mission, or both.

Just shy of 200,000 lives were lost in 2010 to diseases linked to sugared beverage consumption, according to a new study. Get a full summary here.

Americans like their caffeine and, according to a new survey, we mostly like it hot. This short slide show gives you a closer look at your cup o’ Joe.

A new study estimates that 67.6 million Americans age >25 years are obese and an additional 65.2 million are overweight.

Since January 2015, the FDA has approved more than a dozen drugs indicated for primary care diseases. Here, a quick slide update on 10 of them.

Immunosuppression after measles leaves children vulnerable to nonmeasles infection for up to 3 years, a new study finds. Just vaccinate!

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists pushes back in response to FDA warnings that testosterone replacement therapy may increase cardiovascular risks.

The ADA provides an abridged version for PCPs of its annual Standards of Medical Care. Our slides summarize 6 updates important to primary care.

Men who get more exercise during the week are less likely to experience nocturia, according to one of the first studies to look at the relationship between physical activity and this specific lower urinary tract symptom in men.

Even the mundane irritants of daily life may be harmful to men's health according to research from Oregon State University's Center for Health Aging Research.

Adults who have survived childhood cancer are at high risk for serious illness but typically are not followed by an adult oncologist. You may be the first to see suspicious signs. Would you know how to proceed?

Unlike other research into the association between vitamin D and dementia, this large study quantified and graded levels of vitamin D deficiency to determine at what point intervention might be warranted.

A controversial new law in the state would permit medical school graduates, without additional training, to provide primary care in medically underserved areas of the state, supervised at first, and then on their own. Your thoughts?

More than 1 in 7 of the 288 measles cases reported so far this year have led to hospitalization, according to a press release from the CDC. The respiratory disease is serious and highly contagious. Make sure you are familiar with the signs and symptoms. More, here.

Do you ask patients to turn off the sound on their phones during an office visit? Share your opinion in a quick poll and tell us if you have a policy.

An IDWeek 2013 poster presentation quantified clinician fatigue with the finding that Boston-area primary care physicians were more likely to prescribe antibiotics for ARIs at the end of the day than when they were fresh on the job in the morning.

Nonadherence to antihypertensive drug therapy increased risk of stroke, hospitalization for stroke and stroke-related mortality.

Physician suicide victims are more likely to have experienced job-related stress prior to death than non-physician victims.