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Rethinking Lung Cancer Screening: Expanding Access for Women, Nonsmokers

Rethinking Lung Cancer Screening: Expanding Access for Women, Nonsmokers

April 14th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025: Lung cancer is rising among nonsmokers, especially women. Kim Sandler, MD, discusses future screening challenges, research insights, and the need to expand screening eligibility.

Collaborative Care for Mental Health: A Scalable, Team-Based Model for Primary Care

Collaborative Care for Mental Health: A Scalable, Team-Based Model for Primary Care

April 11th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025: Discover how the collaborative care model supports mental health in primary care through team-based care, symptom tracking, and psychiatric consultation—boosting outcomes and reducing burden on clinicians.

Tirzepatide Improves Heart Failure Symptoms and Renal Function in People with Obesity, CKD

Tirzepatide Improves Heart Failure Symptoms and Renal Function in People with Obesity, CKD

April 11th 2025

ACC

ACC 2025. Tirzepatide improved HF symptoms and renal function in patients with obesity-related HFpEF, regardless of CKD status, according to new findings from the SUMMIT trial.

Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS: Effective CRC Prevention Programs Require Multispecialty Commitment

Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS: Effective CRC Prevention Programs Require Multispecialty Commitment

April 11th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025. A focused CRC prevention program begins with primary care where support and advocacy for regular screening begins, Issaka stressed.

Failure to Follow-Up After Colorectal Cancer Screening Translates into Preventable Deaths: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS

Failure to Follow-Up After Colorectal Cancer Screening Translates into Preventable Deaths: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS

April 10th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025: Issaka, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, told internists that three-quarters of CRC deaths can be attributed to 3 types of screening failure.

RSV Vaccine Uptake Low Among Eligible Populations, Large-Scale Analysis Finds

RSV Vaccine Uptake Low Among Eligible Populations, Large-Scale Analysis Finds

April 9th 2025

AAAAI

AAAAI 2025: RSV vaccine and immunoprophylaxis uptake remained low in 2024 across infants, pregnant individuals, and older adults.

Closing the Gap in Lung Cancer Screening: Overcoming Barriers, Improving Early Detection

Closing the Gap in Lung Cancer Screening: Overcoming Barriers, Improving Early Detection

April 9th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025: Kim Sandler, MD, outlines key strategies to boost lung cancer screening uptake in primary care.

Primary Care Primer for Headache Management, with Morris Levin, MD

Primary Care Primer for Headache Management, with Morris Levin, MD

April 9th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025. The director of the UCSF Headache Center built an evidence-based framework for diagnosing and treating headache disorders seen in primary care.

Navigating GLP-1 Medication Access: Coverage Challenges, Emerging Cash-Pay Options

Navigating GLP-1 Medication Access: Coverage Challenges, Emerging Cash-Pay Options

April 8th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025: Laura Davisson, MD, outlines how PCPs can navigate GLP-1 medication coverage issues and why to consider recent cash-pay options.

Bringing Mental Health into Primary Care: A Conversation with Matthew Press, MD

Bringing Mental Health into Primary Care: A Conversation with Matthew Press, MD

April 8th 2025

ACP

ACP 2025: Dr Press explains how primary care clinicians can implement the collaborative care model to integrate mental health services, improve outcomes, and navigate reimbursement.