Applied Evidence

Maximizing lifestyle changes to manage type 2 diabetes

Author:

Stephen McMullan, MD

Dustin K. Smith, DO

Justin Kimsey, DO

Four dietary plans can reduce A1C levels but may differ in long-term outcomes. Intensive lifestyle interventions may even make remission possible...

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Applied Evidence

COVID-19 vaccine insights: The news beyond the headlines

Author:

John L. Kiley, MD, FACP

Matthew J. Dolan, MD, MACP, FIDSA

Jessica Servey, MD, MHPE, FAAFP

Here is key intelligence on the recommended primary series, boosters, breakthrough infection, adverse events, special population vaccination,...

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Applied Evidence

Would your patient benefit from a monoclonal antibody?

Author:

Levi S. Campbell, PharmD

Evelyn D. Sbar, MD

These unique agents may be the answer when other treatments fail or are intolerable for patients with asthma, atopic dermatitis, hyperlipidemia,...

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Clinical Inquiries

Does an early COPD diagnosis improve long-term outcomes?

Author:

Dan Bernet, MD

Charles Randolph, MD

Jon O. Neher, MD

Sarah Safranek, MLIS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It depends. A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) made using screening spirometry in patients without...

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Commentary

Going the distance with our patients

Author:

Henry C. Barry, MD, MS

It is our longitudinal relationships with patients that allow us to plant seeds and reap the benefits over time.

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Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum

Tinea capitis

Author:

Candrice R. Heath, MD

Richard P. Usatine, MD

Areas of alopecia with erythema and scale in a young Black boy with tinea capitis. He also had an enlarged posterior cervical lymph node (arrow)...

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Photo Rounds

Soccer player with painful toe

Author:

Stephanie Price, MD, MPH

Shayna Rivard, MD

An x-ray revealed the source of the toe nodule and the nail dystrophy.

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Photo Rounds

Spontaneous ecchymoses

Author:

Venkata Anisha Guda, MD

Margaret E. Brown, MD

Miguel Palacios, MD

The patient’s lifestyle was undoubtedly to blame for the appearance of her skin. The loss of her beloved pet may have been a tipping point.

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Photo Rounds

Recurrent drainage from an old gunshot wound

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Photo Rounds

Velvety brown lesion

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Photo Rounds

Newborn with white oral lesions

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Photo Rounds

Sacral blistering

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Practice Alert

Vaccine update for the 2022-23 influenza season

Author:

Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

Any one of the HD-IIV4, aIIV4, or RIV4 vaccines is recommended over the SD-IIV4 options for those ages ≥ 65 years. Flucelvax is now approved for...

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Practice Alert

How well are we doing with adolescent vaccination?

Author:

Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

By age 17, adolescents in the United States are recommended to have completed multiple vaccine series to prevent disease. Here’s a report card of...

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PURLs

A “no-biopsy” approach to diagnosing celiac disease

Author:

Timothy Mott, MD

Carrie Gray, DO

Jon Storey, MD

This noninvasive alternative to the diagnostic gold standard may cut risk and expense for adult patients.

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