Annals of Internal Medicine Podcast

Summary of the November 18, 2014 issue, including articles on the cascade of diabetes care in the U.S., NSAIDS and atrial fibrillation, renin-angiotensin system blockade therapy, pharmacologic treatments to prevent fractures, coronary revascularization in diabetic patients, and assessing residents' knowledge of high-value care, as well as commentaries on drug-eluting stents and the Ebola virus. Also discussed is an Annals supplement that includes a selection of work by current and past Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars.

Summary of the November 4, 2014 issue, including articles on cost-effectiveness of gout therapies, lung cancer screening in the elderly, retreatment of chronic HCV infection after relapse, painful diabetic neuropathy, and atrial fibrillation and silent cerebral infarctions, as well as the ACP guideline on dietary and pharmacologic management to prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis and commentaries on expansion of graduate medical education and tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries.

Summary of the October 21, 2014 issue, including articles on genetic and environmental risk assessment and colorectal cancer screening, sofosbuvir for HCV in incarcerated populations, delirium diagnosis, central venous catheters, and the U.S. health insurance marketplace; a review on a practical and evidence-based approach to common symptoms; the USPSTF evidence review and recommendation statement on lifestyle counseling interventions for persons with cardiovascular risk factors; and commentaries on adjusting performance measures for patient sociodemographic factors and the Veterans Health Administration's approach to lung cancer screening.

Summary of the October 7, 2014 issue, including articles on NNRTI-sparing antiretroviral regimens for HIV-1 infection, discharge support programs to reduce readmissions, trends in the use of cardiac stress testing, interpretation of troponin levels in patients with chronic kidney disease, conflicts of interest in systematic reviews of neuraminidase inhibitors, and the Open Payments program, as well as commentaries on incarceration and prisoner health.

Summary of the September 16, 2014 issue, including articles on back-related leg pain, ischemic left ventricular dysfunction, generic and brand-name statins, advance care planning, and latent tuberculosis infection; an ACP guideline on urinary incontinence; and commentaries on screening for prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen testing, hepatitis C virus, and low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer.

Summary of the September 2, 2014 issue, including articles on low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets, HIV-1 remission and viral rebound after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, diabetes prevalence in the United States, fluid resuscitation in sepsis, as well as the USPSTF recommendation and evidence review on screening for carotid artery stenosis, a commentary on the use of physicians as hired expert lecturers, and an article describing the Physician Quality Reporting System.

Summary of the August 19, 2014 issue, including articles on cystic fibrosis, atypical antipsychotic drugs and acute kidney injury, menopausal hormone therapy, screening for hepatocellular carcinoma, and evidence-based risk communication, as well as the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm, 2 commentaries on the data release on Medicare physician payments, and a commentary on cervical cancer screening with Pap tests and HPV tests.

Summary of the August 5, 2014 issue, including articles on corticosteroid injections and manual physical therapy for the shoulder impingement syndrome, the changing burden of hepatitis C virus in the U.S., associations between asbestos and smoking exposure with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, and subclinical thyroid dysfunction and fractures, updates in rheumatology and gastroenterology/hepatology, the ACP guideline on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adults, and a commentary on the recent changes in the board certification.

Summary of the July 15, 2014 issue, including articles on social isolation and suicide, burden of changes in pill appearance, personalizing cancer screening, nurse-management protocols for of outpatients with chronic conditions, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's process for engaging diverse stakeholders in research proposal review, and the potential bias of instrumental variable analyses for observational comparative effectiveness research, as well as an update in hospital medicine and commentaries on measles, viral hepatitis, and low-value care.

Summary of the July 1, 2014 issue, including articles on efavirenz and suicide, tenofovir-based HIV PrEP and HSV-2 protection, interinstitutional variation in cancer management decisions, screening for HBV infection, and screening pelvic examinations, as well as an update in nephrology, an ACP guideline on screening pelvic examinations, a USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for HBV infections, and a commentary on patient- and family-centered medical education.

Summary of the June 17, 2014 issue, including articles on direct-to-consumer advertising by cancer centers, internists' attitudes on firearm injury prevention, hepatitis B virus, and osteoarthritis management; updates in geriatrics and cardiology; a synopsis of the guideline on stroke prevention in women; a position paper from the American College of Physicians on reducing firearm-related injuries and deaths in the United States; and commentaries on breast cancer screening and statins for prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Summary of the June 3 issue, including articles on the patient-centered medical home, colorectal cancer screening, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure readmissions, as well as an update in endocrinology, the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for cognitive impairment, and commentaries about the FDA's premarket approval supplement pathway and the ACGME's Next Accreditation System.

Summary of the May 20, 2014 issue, including articles on asymptomatic left-ventricular dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors, vaccination for an influenza pandemic, low-dose aspirin use and preeclampsia, ulcerative colitis, as well as an Update in hematology and oncology, the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for suicide risk, and commentaries on electronic health records and the future of hospitals after the health care reform.

Summary of the May 6, 2014 issue, including articles on changes in mortality rates after the Massachusetts health care reform, economic return from the Women's Health Initiative estrogen plus progestin trial, and cardiac resynchronization therapy; updates in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine and women's health; the evidence review and USPSTF recommendation statement on illicit drug use and nonmedical pharmaceutical use in children and adolescents; commentaries on medical education and patient safety measures; as well as an article on using social media to evaluate clinical data and management protocols during the Syrian sarin attack.

Summary of the April 15, 2014 issue, including articles on U.S. trends in prevalence and control of diabetes, quantifying delirium severity, virtual autopsy versus traditional medical autopsy, high-energy extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for shoulder tendinitis, and point-of-care tests for detecting albuminuria, as well as the USPSTF recommendation statement on vitamin supplementation to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer and commentaries on the Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier program, the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center's experience with a carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae outbreak, and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology's recent decision to reverse its stance on gynecologists treating men.