Defining Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Cough: A Clinical Framework
FMX 2025: A family medicine clinician discusses the clinical significance of acute, subacute, and chronic cough timeframes and their differential diagnoses.
Evidence-Based Management of Papulosquamous Disorders in Primary Care
Psoriasis, lichen planus, and pityriasis rosea share overlapping presentations and comorbidities, but distinct pathophysiologies require accurate diagnosis and tailored therapeutic approaches.
Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP, Becomes AAFP President, Focuses on Strengthening Community-Based Family Medicine
Sarah C. Nosal, MD, FAAFP, takes the helm as AAFP President, emphasizing community-focused family medicine and innovative healthcare solutions.
FDA Expands Indication for Roflumilast to Treat Atopic Dermatitis in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years
The approval of roflumilast 0.05% provides a steroid-free, once-daily treatment option for safe and effective long-term management of pediatric eczema.
Optimizing Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up in Family Medicine
Barriers to increasing guideline-recommended CRC screening rates are slow to fall, but ongong focused counseling and advocacy in primary care will support the progress.
FMX 2025 Day 3 Preview: 19 Can’t Miss Sessions for Primary Care Physicians
Discover essential insights and innovative strategies at FMX 2025, featuring key topics like AI in healthcare and advancements in family medicine.
FMX 2025 Day 2 Preview: 17 Can’t Miss Sessions for Primary Care Physicians
Get a first look at can’t-miss sessions from day 2 of FMX 2025—from vaccines and metabolic health to dementia, women’s care, and AI in family medicine.
EASO Recommends GLP-1 Agonists as First-Line Treatment for Obesity and Complications
Semaglutide and tirzepatide "should be first-line treatment" for people with obesity and its myriad of complications, says EU obesity professional association.
FMX 2025 Day 1 Preview: 16 Can’t Miss Sessions for Primary Care Physicians
From vaccines to reproductive health to AI, here are 16 sessions you won't want to miss at FMX 2025.
Precision Medicine Protocol for Cognitive Decline Also Reduces Depression, New Data Suggest
The ReCODE program targets metabolic, infectious, immune, vascular, and toxic exposures, elements that underlie both mood and cognition, study authors said.
FDA Quietly Approves Another Generic Formulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone
FDA did not announce the September 30 approval, which took place despite strong partisan opposition and during an uncompleted review of the drug's safety.
Kelly Moore, MD, MPH, is Concerned About COVID-19 Vaccination Equity in Post-Universal Coverage America
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.
Weekly Dose Podcast: Arrhythmias as Early Risk Markers, Flu Vaccine Safety, Salt Substitute Use, Preconception CT Risks, and Global Diabetes Care Gaps
Today's episode highlights arrhythmias as CVD risk markers, influenza vaccine safety, salt substitute use, preconception CT scan risks, and global diabetes care gaps.
9 Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Migraine Prodrome: At-a-Glance for Primary Care
The premonitory constellation of neurologic, autonomic, and behavioral symptoms is increasingly understood as the earliest manifestation of migraine pathophysiology.
Phase 3 VESALIUS-CV Trial Demonstrates Evolocumab Reduces Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Adults Without Prior Heart Attack or Stroke
Evolocumab significantly reduced major cardiovascular events in high-risk patients without prior heart attack or stroke, making it the first PCSK9 inhibitor with proven benefit in both primary and secondary prevention.
10 Must-See Sessions for Primary Care Physicians at FMX 2025
Preview the top sessions at the AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) 2025. From vaccines and obesity care to dementia and LGBTQ+ health, here are 10 highlights for family physicians.
Linus Health Will Highlight Digital Innovations in Early Detection of Cognitive Decline at FMX 2025
Linus Health will demonstrate advances in remote assessment platforms and digital biomarkers of cognitive health that can bring precision medicine to primary care.
Novartis' Oral Targeted BTKi Treatment Approved for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in Adults
Remibrutinib is the first oral BTK inhibitor for chronic spontaneous urticaria, with a dual mechanism of action that blocks 2 key autoimmune mechanisms.
FMX 2025: American Academy of Family Physicians Main Stage Speakers
This year, the FMX Main Stage presenters will be led by Vivek H Murthy, the 21st US Surgeon General. Learn more about him and the 2 other inspiring guests.
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Anti-MTBR Tau Antibody BMS-986446 for Alzheimer Disease
The FDA has granted fast track designation to BMS-986446, an anti–microtubule binding region tau antibody in phase 2 trials for early Alzheimer disease.