Internal Medicine

Trust in physicians and hospitals dropped from over 70% in 2020 to under 50% in 2024, with declines seen across all demographics, a new survey shows.

An analysis using records from 40 million US patients highlights the surge in new GLP-1 receptor agonist use, with semaglutide dominating new prescriptions since 2020.

Use of dupilumab reduced exacerbations and improved lung function in COPD patients with type 2 inflammation.

These data suggest that a multidisciplinary clinic approach results in several benefits including reduced risk of cardiovascular events among those with psoriasis.

USPSTF now advises biennial breast cancer screening from age 40 to 74 years based on an evolving evidence base.

A combination of telemedicine and in-person visits led to a nearly 6% increase in electronic health record work for primary care physicians.

In this segment of his interview, Leff described what he hopes internal medicine physicians viewing his talk walk away realizing about Hospital at Home.

At the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Leff described the outcomes and implementation of the ‘Hospital at Home’ program for elderly adults.

Data presented at ACP 2024 shows non-White patients may be particularly subjected to more risk of discrimination in their care when ED boarding extends past 24 hours.

This discussion with Hemming featured the biggest takeaways from his talk titled ‘Depression and Anxiety Treatment by the Internal Medicine Physician.’

This interview at ACP 2024 featured a discussion with Hemming on the Mental Health Care Model (MHCM) and addressing depression in primary care settings.

This presentation at ACP Internal Medicine 2024 covered key skills Colven believes internists should know for identification of dermatologic conditions.

A study presented at ACP 2024 shows benefit with preparing to offer pneumococcal vaccination to incoming patients in an ambulatory setting.

This data presented at ACP Internal Medicine 2024 highlights several important findings on older adults, dementia, dual-tasking, and cognitive decline.

Cerceo discusses key topics from her session at the ACP Internal Medicine meeting about health care providers’ role in discussing climate-related health with their patients

During this segment of her interview at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Jay discussed improving obesity care, telehealth utilization for patients, and more.

Cerceo explains how the health care system contributes to climate change and the subsequent negative impact on patients, especially those in vulnerable or disadvantaged communities.

This interview segment featured a discussion on Jay’s ACP Internal Medicine Meeting presentation ‘Advancing Equitable Approaches to Improve Obesity Care.’

The American College of Physicians released new recommendations for the management of type 2 diabetes with inadequate glycemic control using metformin or other first-line therapies.

Large language model AI tools like ChatGPT quickly, easily, and effectively modified dense medical information into grade 6 to 8 reading levels.

This ACP Conference interview featured a discussion with Inouye about gaps in knowledge regarding patients experiencing delirium during hospitalization.

During this Q&A interview, Crandall discussed the takeaways from her portion of an ACP conference presentation on current clinical guidelines in type 2 diabetes.

In this interview at the ACP conference, Inouye discussed some of the major reasons for her presentation titled ‘Delirium During Hospitalization.’

Clinicians advocate for an at-parity approach to biosimilars, in which they, their patients, and the local market would have the freedom to choose the product that best suits their needs.

A new study suggests a next-generation stool DNA test from Exact Sciences has improved sensitivity for colorectal cancer and precancerous lesions but lower specificity than FIT.

This article serves as a landing page for our 3-part series spotlighting how a lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a deleterious downstream effect on real-world care for people of color in the US, with perspective from experts across more than half a dozen specialties.

In this feature, we acknowledge the impact of the 1964 Surgeon General report, its subsequent effect on public health, and present-day hurdles to optimized public health efforts through the eyes of our editorial advisory board members and other leading experts.

Study with 150,000 adults reveals 10% or more of unintentional weight loss associated with an elevated rate of cancer diagnosis within the next 12 months.

A study of EHR workload trends reveals a concerning increase in primary care providers' time spent in the EHR post-pandemic, with providers spending 28 more minutes each workday on EHR-related tasks now relative to 2019.

A survey of more than 3000 US physicians is shedding light on the impact of taking vacation time and avoiding physician-related work on vacation can have on burnout and achieving professional fulfillment.