Expert Interviews

Post-Dobbs data reveal medication abortion now represents nearly two-thirds of all US abortions. Wetterer, an abortion care provider, reviews trends and implications.

Upper airway cough syndrome is the main cause of chronic cough. A family medicine physician shares the clinical red flags that should make you suspect UACS in your primary care patients.

John E Anderson, MD, discusses why primary care lags in CGM adoption despite proven benefits, stressing that it's largely a lack of familiarity and that's easily overcome.

FMX 2025: A family medicine clinician discusses the clinical significance of acute, subacute, and chronic cough timeframes and their differential diagnoses.

Experts discuss the importance of in-lab sleep studies for patients with significant comorbidities or complex sleep disorders such as parasomnias, emphasizing the comprehensive monitoring and technician oversight they provide, as well as their role in confirming or clarifying home test results; they also highlight that clear patient instructions and maintaining usual routines are vital to ensuring accurate and reliable sleep study outcomes.

Experts discuss the evolving role of home-based sleep testing in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), noting its growing popularity due to convenience and patient comfort, while emphasizing that device simplicity, patient education, and pretest probability are key to reliability—though in-lab polysomnography remains essential for complex or comorbid cases, underscoring the complementary value of both approaches in modern sleep medicine.

Moore describes the ACIP's shared decision making approach to COVID-19 vaccination as a "passive recommendation" that will surely exclude at-risk US populations.

Experts discuss the utility of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a simple, sensitive screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in primary care, highlighting its strengths and limitations, the importance of clinical judgment in interpreting results, and the value of complementary tools such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in supporting a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to OSA diagnosis and management.

Experts discuss the widespread underdiagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), emphasizing its significant impact on quality of life and comorbid conditions, the critical role of primary care in early detection, the importance of family input in recognizing symptoms, and the need for proactive, multidisciplinary strategies to ensure timely diagnosis and effective management.

William Grady, MD, highlights the convenience and compliance of blood-based tests compared to colonoscopy and stool-based tests for colorectal cancer screening.