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Looking at a family medicine practice with fresh eyes can help address unsightly issues that patients notice

Article Offers Ways to Address Overlooked Details in Practice

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Positive impression can be created in waiting room, front desk, hallway, examination room
A moderate or intense exercise regimen may improve a man's odds of surviving prostate cancer

AACR: Regular Pre-Diagnosis Exercise Ups Prostate CA Survival

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Researchers found that men who exercised the most had the best outcomes
Many heart patients undergo carotid imaging for uncertain or inappropriate reasons

Physicians May Be Ordering Carotid Imaging Too Often

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Uncertain results can prompt surgery that may be unnecessary and risky
Psoriasis patients may face a higher risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Odds Up for Patients With Psoriasis

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Those with severe psoriasis 67 percent more likely to develop an AAA
Patients who regularly use proton pump inhibitors may be at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease

Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Chronic Kidney Disease

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Risk increased the longer people used the medications
Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts all-cause mortality

No Racial Difference in Prognostic Value of Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Cardiorespiratory fitness is strong predictor of all-cause mortality in white and black patients
The 2016 Match was the largest ever recorded by the National Resident Matching Program

2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching

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Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Metformin may reduce the risk of dying from some cancers for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes

Metformin May Reduce Cancer Mortality Risk

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Older women with diabetes and cancer taking metformin saw an increase in survival
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

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First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
For men with prostate cancer

Surveillance Seems Safe for Some Intermediate Risk Prostate CA

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Seems safe for men at low risk and for select patients at intermediate risk, including those with Gleason 6