Current Issue
Studies examine drug management of vasomotor symptoms in menopause
An analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative looked at estrogen and progesterone, while an industry-funded phase 3 trial considered a nonhormonal drug in the dual neurokinin-targeted therapy class.
Tirzepatide more cost-effective than semaglutide in some patients with knee osteoarthritis, study finds
The microsimulation model compared the cost-effectiveness of six treatment plans for patients with knee osteoarthritis and obesity: usual care, usual care plus diet and exercise, usual care plus semaglutide, usual care plus tirzepatide, usual care plus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and usual care plus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
MKSAP Quiz: Six months of gait imbalance, tremor, cognitive impairment
A 74-year-old man is evaluated for disabling symptoms of gait imbalance, tremor, and cognitive impairment that have developed over the past 6 months. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most likely cause of this patient's symptoms?
PREVENT equations appear superior for predicting short-term CVD risk in young adults
An analysis of over 270,000 young adults found the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) equations had improved discrimination in predicting 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk compared with pooled cohort equations.
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine hosted forum on vaccine decision making
A full recording of “Vaccines: Decision Making Amid Conflicting Recommendations” is available online.
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day is Sept. 17
Help ACP spread awareness about physician suicide by using the hashtags #NPSADay and #dontworryalone.
Put words in our mouth
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP wants readers to create captions for our new cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program, or service.