Internal Medicine

A study analyzing the renal outcomes of the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial were presented at ADA 2019 in San Francisco, CA.

After making the rounds at ADA 2019, Patrick Burgess, MD, discusses what he thinks is the most important discussion taking place at this year's conference and the biggest challenge facing diabetes patients.

The ACP's guideline committee chair discusses the thought process that went into their own update on clinical standards of guidance.

Up to 77% of the increased CVD risk associated with preeclampsia and gestational hypertension is associated with conventional risk factors like BMI and blood pressure.

Experimental drug lemborexant underwent several phase 3 studies presented at the annual SLEEP 2019 meeting.

A survey of nurses at an academic medical center found that 49% averaged less than 7 hours of sleep per night, compared to the national figure of 28%.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) released a paper detailing their methods for creating clinical guidelines and guidance statements.

Contrary to earlier research, investigators found that medical cannabis laws do not reduce deaths caused by opioid overdoses.

The three-year trial reported that initial weight loss plus 1 of any 4 diet and exercise programs is associated with major benefits for at-risk patients.

New findings show the controversial 2018 blood sugar control recommendations are associated with cost benefits for 3 subgroups of affected T2D patients.

FDA has approved an sNDA for caftolozane/tezobactam for treatment of nosocomial pneumonia.

A discussion held at ASCO 2019 highlighted the statistical value associated with primary care collaboration across specialties.

A recent study has found that consumption of coffee may not be as bad as previous studies have portrayed.

Women in medicine are making strides and publishing more papers than ever, despite an ongoing gender disparity.

A recent study from Brigham Young University introduced vaccine-hesitant students to survivors of the diseases that vaccines now can prevent.

A new report from VHA shows synthetic opioids have accounted for a significant count of veteran deaths since 2010.

Lori Raney, MD, of Health Management Associates in Colorado, sat down with us at APA 2019 to discuss how clinicians should address the mental health needs of an aging population.

Lori Raney, MD, psychiatrist and principal with Health Management Associates in CO, discuss what she believes is the most important discussion topic at APA 2019.

FDA announced approval of Sorilux Foam, which had previous approval for adults, for adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17.

Investigators from Baylor College of Medicine found that dawn to sunset fasting may be a new treatment approach for obesity, metabolic syndrome and NAFLD.

A study presented at DDW 2019 found that women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy were 5.7 times more likely to have a NAFLD diagnosis

The novel Person-Centered Primary Care Measure has established 11 domains that each represent a single item representing the broad scope of primary care. The team behind it has created a measure that “actually aligns with the work of primary care physicians, and what matters to patients.”

Metformin use associated with a 58% reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a case-controlled retrospective study.

In the LIBERTY 1 study, daily relugolix combination therapy led to a reduction in menstrual blood loss of 84.3% and improvements in pain and quality of life.