The journal was created 25 years ago to address the disconnect between typical residency behavioral health training the skills needed to treat patients with depressive and related psychiatric illness in primary care.

A young woman with ulcerative colitis in remission on 5-ASA and azathioprine is seen for annual follow up. Immunizations are current and her depression and anxiety screens are negative. Review her current status and select the most important health maintenance screen.

Whether prescribing them for diabetes or weight loss, what factors should you consider when choosing among the seven approved GLP-1 agonist formulations? This concise review highlights the variables.

Bempedoic acid is currently approved for two patient subgroups. This 3-year, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial examined cholesterol-lowering and CV protective effects in a broader population of approximately 14,000 patients with elevated cholesterol who were unable or unwilling to take statins. The drug was 21% more effective than placebo at reducing LDL in this trial. There was a small but significant reduction in primary events of CV-related death, MI, stroke, or coronary revascularization.

It is especially important to educate physicians who provide primary care to patients of these ages about spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other neuromuscular diseases. Shortening diagnostic times is critical for the success of current therapies, and neonatal SMA screening programs have a high potential for identifying affected children.

The prevalence of neurologic illness in the United States is increasing. In 2019, there were approximately 12,000 neurologists practicing in the United States, which was insufficient to meet the needs of the aging population. Furthermore, many neurologists are subspecialized, and their care may be limited to specific disease states. General neurologists, as defined by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) as “neurologists who are comfortable evaluating and treating patients across the broad spectrum of neurological diseases and do not limit their practice to a specific subspecialty,” are becoming increasingly scarce.