Annals of Internal Medicine Podcast

Summary of the June 5, 2012 issue, including articles on gastrointestinal cancer in survivors of childhood cancer, predicting heart failure mortality in the emergency department, the Medicare Part D coverage gap and medication adherence, equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate, screening for intimate partner violence, managing experts' conflicts of interest in the development of clinical practice guidelines, and an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care panel's recommendations on entry into and retention in care for HIV infection.

Summary of the May 15, 2012 issue, including articles on a case management program to prevent COPD hospitalizations, predicting survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, laxative-free computed tomographic colonography, risk for colorectal cancer, strategies and duration of thromboprophylaxis after major orthopedic surgery, Institutional Review Boards, an Update in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection during immunosuppressive therapy.

Summary of the May 1, 2012 issue, including articles on breast cancer screening, hospital strategies for reducing mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction, vitamin D deficiency and risk for clinical disease outcomes, an Update in general internal medicine, and a pair of In the Balance commentaries on geriatric training.

Summary of the April 17, 2012 issue, including articles on preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV infection, epidural injections for lumbosacral radiculopathy, new fibrate use and acute renal outcomes, chronic kidney disease, prostate cancer, and a commentary on gift versus consent models for human biological samples.

Summary of the April 3, 2012 issue, including articles on health care-associated HCV infection, an intervention to increase organ donation, mammography screening, rapid influenza diagnostic tests and antiviral therapy for influenza, guideline development methods, and use of Medicare data to assess physician performance.

Summary of the March 20, 2012 issue including articles about diabetes treatment, vitamin D supplementation, cardiac risk assessment, antiplatelet therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease, and H1N1 influenza research.

Summary of the March 6, 2012 issue including articles on rheumatoid arthritis treatment, physician understanding of evidence on screening tests, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and inflammatory bowel disease, surrogate decision-making, comparative effectiveness research on colorectal cancer screening, and urinary tract infection. Also highlights early release articles on avian influenza research, chronic kidney disease, influenza diagnosis and treatment, and HIV guidelines.

Summary of the February 21 2012 issue including articles on family history in cardiovascular risk assessment, vial hepatitis, fructose and body weight, Continuing Medical education, and HIV prevention.

Summary of the January 17 2012 issue featuring information on HIV prevention, vitamin D supplementation, sleep apnea, autopsy, physical disability, and high value care.

Summary of the January 3, 2012 featuring information on neck pain, biosurveillance, hospital mortality measures, type 2 diabetes guidelines, dementia, and plantar fasciitis. An issue supplement contains the 6th edition of the ACP Ethics Manual.

Summary of the December 20, 2011 issue featuring information on assessment of patient complexity, sharing electronic health records with patients, vitamin D deficiency, treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, and availability of controlled substances from illegitimate internet pharmacies.

Summary of the December 6, 2011 issue featuring information on knee pain, lipid levels and cardiovascular disease, influenza vaccination during pregnancy, osteoporosis screening, prostate cancer screening, depression therapy, and hip fracture.

Summary of the November 15, 2011 issue featuring information on screening for hepatitis C virus infection, anticoagulation, whole body vibration therapy, screening for cervical cancer, and stem cell research.

Summary of the November 1, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine featuring research on yoga and back pain, dual antiplatelet therapy, implanted cardiac devices and airport security screening, and oncologists' communication skills; reviews on stress loaded MRI, a clinical practice guideline on VTE prophylaxis, and a discussion of the ethics of retainer practices in medicine.

Summary of the October 18, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine including early release articles related to the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on screening for prostate cancer and cervical cancer.