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Preliminary results hint at a new type of progressive MS treatment.

Cannabidiol may cut the number of seizures for some patients who have epilepsy.

Decreases in anabolic hormone levels, vitamin D linked to weakening with age.

Could insulin could be dosed off of values from a continuous glucose monitor? Anne Peters, MD, and team sought to find out.

A project from the University of New Mexico looks to turn physicians to experts.

Doctors should have an honest discussion with patients who exhibit red flags showing that they should not be given opioids, Larry Greenblatt, MD, of Duke University School of Medicine said at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS, talked about managing asthma and COPD in the primary care setting and when it’s time to refer a patient to a specialist at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

Hepatitis C diagnoses are rarely made by a specialist, said Norman Sussman, MD. He explained how the telehealth program, Project ECHO, can help primary care physicians better manage patients with the virus at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

Bradley Miller, MD, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center hopes the team learns “good information” about how kids are growing on this dose of somavaratan that will then be confirmed in the phase 3 head-to-head with growth hormone daily.

What was designed to make physicians’ lives easier have caused major frustration. Bob Wachter, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) talked with MD Magazine about the issues surrounding electronic health records (EHRs).

Just how serious is physician burnout? Lisa Ellis, MD, chief medical officer at Medical College of Virginia Physicians (MCVP) at Virginia Commonwealth University, provided some startling statistics at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

Changes in adolescent brain structure are potentially associated with the onset of mental health disorders.

Study observed more time in target range, even when adjusted for increased activity.

Physicians have more choices than guidance in picking diabetes drugs.

Robert Roswell, MD, of NYU School of Medicine, discussed how much a physician's gut really comes into play when diagnosing chest pain at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

Medicine can be exhausting.Tips on avoiding burnout.

Estetrol may provide the same testosterone suppression with less adverse effects.

“Today, hernia is really an endocrine disease,” according to Hong Zhao.

Although there are several unanswered questions in the field of menopause, but Cynthia Stuenkel, MD, University of California San Diego explained that many experts are beginning to understand the idea of hot flashes and how early and late they can occur in women.

The DIaMonD and GOLD Studies, which used continued glucose monitoring (CGM) in patients with type 1 diabetes who were in less than optimal control showed that the addition of CGM to these patients’ self-monitoring of blood glucose contributed to lower A1C, more time spent in range, less hypoglycemia, less severe hyperglycemia, and better quality of life.

"It is safe, it is easy, and it saves lives," prominent hormone therapy doctor said.

Does early-life environmental exposure to BPA (Bisphenol A) affect gene expression linked to fatty liver? That's the question Lindsey S. Trevino, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine and team sought to answer in their study using rat models.

Lindsey Triveño posits that early exposure can create NAFLD predisposition.

Indwelling catheters are over-used, expert says.

Can anything halt runaway drug prices? ACP asks.

Shanlee Davis, MD, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and team were interested in the effects of this pre-pubertal androgen treatment on the testicular function, or puberty.

Doug Paauw, MD, attends the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting to provide an update on drug interactions and side effects prominent every year. At this year’s meeting (ACP 2017), Paauw went over some of those serious drug interactions with MD Magazine.

Noted rheumatologist reviews research.

For Americans, a BMI of 25 means they are overweight. However, a BMI of 23.5 means overweight for Asians. David O’Dell, MD, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center explains why this matters at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

T-scores and FRAX underestimate risk in diabetic patients, she argues.