Medical Matters
Feb. 6, 2019Antidepressants increase risk of gastrointestinal, intracranial bleeding, researchers find
Severe bleeding up to 40% more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to a JAOA review.
Patient Care
Opinion
Jan. 23, 2019California firefighters: Burnout and PTSD are top concerns
When treating a firefighter, especially a wildland firefighter, here are the conditions to consider and the questions to ask.
Preventing overdose deaths
Dec. 10, 20185 things to know about naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug
The Surgeon General is pro-naloxone. Here’s why, and here’s how everyone can learn how to save lives.
Aging population
Dec. 10, 2018Citing shooting risks, physician calls for policies to disarm patients with dementia
Gun-owning baby boomers pose a looming crisis, according to article in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Preparing for an MCI
Nov. 14, 2018Mass casualty incidents: 5 things emergency medicine doctors need to know
When these tragic large-scale events, such as shootings, occur, emergency docs and departments can take several steps to save more lives.
Prevention pays
Nov. 7, 2018Interventions to delay and prevent Type 2 diabetes are underused, JAOA research finds
Medication, surgery and lifestyle programs have been proven to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, though access to them is limited, according to new research.
False diagnoses
Nov. 1, 2018Patient with penicillin allergy? Maybe not
A recent study found that 90 percent of people who think they have a penicillin allergy actually don’t.
Treatment and prevention
Oct. 24, 2018‘It’s an epidemic:’ Experts urge primary care docs to screen for STDs
As rates of sexually transmitted infections steadily rise nationwide, public health officials are looking to primary care doctors for help.