Needle Anxiety and Injection Site Pain: Evidence-Based Strategies for Patient Counseling on Injectable PrEP
Injection anxiety and concerns about side effects are common. A primary care physician outlines practical counseling strategies, expectation-setting, and interventions that improve patient comfort and confidence.
When Daily Oral PrEP Is Not the Best Fit: Lessons From Clinical Practice
Real-world patient cases illustrating how pill burden, privacy, and individual preferences influence PrEP selection and adherence.
How Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Reshapes the Patient–Provider Relationship
Primary care physician Kevin Hatfield, MD, discusses how the switch can increase patient touchpoints, free cognitive burden, and strengthen long-term engagement between patients and PCPs.
Key Advances in Mental Health Research in 2025 for Primary Care
Gus Alva, MD, reviews key 2025 psychiatry advances, including non-monoaminergic approaches to MDD and newer targets in schizophrenia care.
Primary Care Physician Kevin Hatfield, MD, on Barriers to Daily Oral PrEP Adherence
Dr Hatfield shares a case of a patient living in shared housing who was concerned about her housemates seeing her PrEP medication.
New Menopause Therapies Reflect a “Sea Change” in Women’s Health, Says Lisa Larkin, MD
Lisa Larkin, MD, explains how new therapies like elinzanetant reflect a major shift in menopause care and rising demand for better clinician education.